Study characteristics |
Methods |
|
Participants |
Elective on‐pump CABG or aortic valve or both |
Interventions |
Sotalol vs. placebo |
Outcomes |
AF or atrial flutter; LOS |
Follow‐Up |
90 days |
Concurrent Antiarrhythmic Medications |
Not reported |
Notes |
|
Risk of bias |
Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) |
Unclear risk |
Randomization methods not described |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) |
Low risk |
|
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias)
All outcomes |
Low risk |
Double‐blind |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias)
All outcomes |
Low risk |
Double‐blind |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias)
All outcomes |
Unclear risk |
Not addressed |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) |
Low risk |
|
Intention‐to‐treat analysis |
Low risk |
Yes |