| AF | Atrial Fibrillation |
| GI | Gastrointestinal |
| RCT | Randomized Controlled Trial |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses |
| PICO | Population, Intervention, Comparator group and Outcomes |
| CI | Confidence Interval |
| OR | Odds Ratio |
| ICU | Intensive Care Unit |
| POAF | Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation |
| N/A | Not Applicable |
| Sd. Deviation | Standard Deviation |
| ICTRP | International Clinical Trials Registry Platform |
| CINAHL | Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature |
| MeSH | Medical Subject Headings |
| DOI | Digital Object Identifier |
| RevMan | Review Manager |