Key result
This review presents updated recommendations for the perioperative management of postoperative atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery based on current international evidence and guidelines.
Why the study?
Postoperative atrial fibrillation remains the most prevalent event in perioperative cardiac surgery, carrying major clinical and economic implications.
This paper provides updated clinical recommendations for the perioperative management of postoperative atrial fibrillation following cardiac surgery based on current literature.
May inform perioperative POAF management; leaves open prospective validation trials.
Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) after cardiac surgery remarkably remains the most prevalent event in perioperative cardiac surgery, having great clinical and economic implications. The purpose of this study is to present recommendations based on international evidence and adapted to our clinical practice for the perioperative management of POAF. This update is based on the latest current literature derived from articles and guidelines regarding atrial fibrillation.
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Ronsoni et al. (2020) conducted a review in Postoperative atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery. Perioperative management was evaluated. This review presents updated recommendations for the perioperative management of postoperative atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery based on current international evidence and guidelines.
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