Cardiothoracic & vascular anaesthesia
Intensive care after vascular surgery: systematic review
Pooled result · Adjusted 30-day or in-hospital mortalityResult — go to the resultOdds ratio 4.14 95% CI 1.65–10.41Authors' conclusion
No clear clinical benefit was associated with ICU admission after vascular surgery.
Study context
- Population
- Patients undergoing major elective or emergency vascular surgery
- Participants
- 157,932 patients · 13 studies
- Comparison
- ICU care vs intermediary or ward-based care
- Outcome
- 30-day or in-hospital mortality (adjusted)
Methodological detailsGrading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) certainty assessment, Databases searched in July 2024
- GRADE certainty assessment
- Databases searched in July 2024
Pooled result
Adjusted 30-day or in-hospital mortality
Odds ratio
4.14
95% CI 1.65–10.41
P = 0.003
ICU vs Intermediary or ward-based care
OR 4.14 (95% CI 1.65–10.41); P = 0.003
As reported in the abstract
Further pooled results
| Outcome | RR (95% CI) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MACE (unadjusted)GRADE certainty: very low | 1.45 (1.04–2.01) | P = 0.030 | |
| 0.512Relative risk (log scale) |
Respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation and infection (ICU vs ward-based care)
- Higher with ICU admission than ward-based care
Hospital-associated costs
- Higher for ICU admission across all procedures
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Original publication
Intensive care after vascular surgery: systematic review. Br J Surg. Published 9 August 2025. doi:10.
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