| Study characteristics |
| Methods |
Randomized, controlled |
| Participants |
On‐pump CABG only |
| Interventions |
Propranolol vs. Control |
| Outcomes |
AF |
| Follow‐Up |
Hospital discharge |
| Concurrent Antiarrhythmic Medications |
Digoxin (9 patients), Quinidine or procainamide (5 patients) |
| 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) |
Unclear risk |
Concealment methods not described |
| Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias)
All outcomes |
High risk |
No blinding |
| Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias)
All outcomes |
High risk |
No blinding |
| Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias)
All outcomes |
Unclear risk |
Not addressed |
| Selective reporting (reporting bias) |
Unclear risk |
Protocol not available |
| Intention‐to‐treat analysis |
Unclear risk |
Not reported |