Research Article

The Effects of Propafenone on Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation in Adult Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Table 4

Sensitivity analyses of the influence of the individual study on the overall effects.

OutcomesExcluded trialsHeterogeneityOR95% CIOverall effect
(%)FEMREMFEMREMFEMREM

Atrial fibrillation recurrenceSoucier et al. [19]00.630.940.94(0.49, 1.82)(0.49, 1.82)0.850.85
Postoperative bradycardiaMörike et al. [15]00.860.460.47(0.13, 1.61)(0.13, 1.63)0.230.23

CI: confidence interval, FEM: fixed effects model, OR: odds ratio, and REM: random effects models.