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. 2013 Jan 31;2013(1):CD003611. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003611.pub3

Butler 1993.

Study characteristics
Methods Double‐blind, randomized, placebo‐controlled
Participants On‐pump CABG only
Interventions Amiodarone vs. placebo
Outcomes SVT lasting more than 5 minutes and requiring treatment; Stroke; Mortality; CV Mortality
Follow‐Up 6 days
Concurrent Antiarrhythmic Medications None
Notes  
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk No randomization method mentioned
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Insufficient information
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias)
All outcomes Low risk Double‐blinded
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias)
All outcomes Low risk Double‐blinded
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias)
All outcomes Low risk No missing outcome data
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk All outcomes reported
Intention‐to‐treat analysis High risk No