Table 1.
Demographic data of studies included in meta-analysis (RIPC group/control group)
| 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 |
DM, diabetes mellitus; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; CABG, coronary artery bypass graft.