Duration of hospital stay after CABG in trials of prophylactic atrial pacing
| Study | n | Duration of postoperative hospital stay (days) | p Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | RAP | LAP | BAP | |||
| Data are mean (median). | ||||||
| *88% isolated CABG;†RAP compared with control;‡85% isolated CABG;§90% isolated CABG;¶Bachmann’s bundle pacing. | ||||||
| Greenberg 200015 | 154* | 7.8 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 0.01† |
| Daoud 200016 | 118‡ | 6.6 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 0.6 | |
| Gerstenfeld 200117 | 118§ | 6.0 | 5.8 | >0.7 | ||
| Levy 200022 | 130 | 9.7 (7.0) | 7.7 (6.0) | NS | ||
| Gerstenfeld 199923 | 61 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.8 | >0.5 | |
| Fan 200025 | 132 | 9.6 | 7.0 | 0.003 | ||
| Goette 200226 | 161 | 12.2 | 11.8 | 12.3¶ | NS | |