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Table 1 Demographic data of studies included in meta-analysis (RIPC group/control group)

From: The role of remote ischemic preconditioning on postoperative kidney injury in patients undergoing cardiac and vascular interventions: a meta-analysis

 

No. of patients

Mean age (years)

Males (%)

Comorbidities

Baseline creatinine (μmol/L)

Surgical procedures

RIPC methods

Hypertension, no.

DM, no.

Ali et al. [16]

41/41

74/75

93/93

21/26

2/2

102/101

Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

Crossclamping of the iliac arteries

Hoole et al. [17]

104/98

63.2/61.8

81/76

53/51

24/20

–

PCI

An inflatable tourniquet around the limbs

Walsh et al. [18]

18/22

74/76

100/100

8/12

3/2

95/94

Endovascular aneurysm repair

An inflatable tourniquet around the limbs

Walsh et al. [19]

22/18

75/72

73/100

12/16

1/0

97/88

Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

Crossclamping of the iliac arteries

Rahman et al. [20]

80/82

63/65

89/88

44/52

3/0

98.1/96.4

CABG

An inflatable tourniquet around the limbs

Choi et al. [21]

38/38

57/60

39/39

8/10

1/4

80.4/81.3

CABG, Valve surgery, Bentall procedure

An inflatable tourniquet around the limbs

Thielmann et al. [22]

27/26

63.4/64.1

85/85

25/24

0/0

–

CABG

An inflatable tourniquet around the limbs

Zimmerman et al. [23]

59/59

62/65

41/40

44/50

24/21

82.2/84.0

CABG, Valve surgery

An inflatable tourniquet around the limbs

Lucchinette et al. [24]

27/28

59/62

96/86

19/20

–

91.7/88.0

CABG

An inflatable tourniquet around the limbs

Young et al. [25]

48/48

65.5/64.4

60/65

–

–

102/95

CABG, Valve surgery

An inflatable tourniquet around the limbs

  1. DM, diabetes mellitus; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; CABG, coronary artery bypass graft.