Table 2. Difference in early outcomes in patients with POAF treated with rate or rhythm control after cardiac and non-cardiac surgeries. POAF= Post-operative Atrial Fibrillation.

The only statistically significant different outcome was increased risk of readmission in rhythm control compared with rate control in POAF after non-cardiac surgery (p=0.001)

	Cardiac POAF	Non-Cardiac POAF
	Total(n=61)	Rhythm(n=49)	Rate(n=12)	Total(n=51)	Rhythm(n=42)	Rate(n=9)
In hospital mortality	1(1.6%)	1/49(2%)	0/12(0%)	3 /51(5.8%)	3/42(7.1%)	0/9(0%)
Sinus rhythm at discharge	60/60(100%)	48/48	12/12	48/48(100%)	39/39	9/9
30 day mortality	0/60(0%)	0 /48	0/12	0/48(0%)	0 /39	0/9
Readmission in 30 days	10/60(16.7%)	8/48(16.7%)	2/12(16.7%)	4/48(8.3%)	4/39(10.3%)*	0/9(0%)
Sinus rhythm at 30 days	54/60(90%)	43/48(89.6%)	11/12(91.7%)	48/48(100%)	39/39	9/9
Lakkireddy et al(2016)	682, 480, 480	13(1.8%)	31(6.5%)	31(6.5%)