Organ support & nutrition

Mechanical circulatory support for cardiogenic shock: a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and propensity score-matched studies

Intensive Care MedPublished Network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials and propensity score-matched studies

Pooled result · MortalityResult — go to the resultNetwork OR 0.54 95% CI 0.33–0.86

Authors' conclusion

In patients with cardiogenic shock, ECMO-IABP may reduce mortality, while other MCS devices did not reduce mortality.

Study context

Population
Patients with cardiogenic shock, mostly SCAI shock stages C-E
Participants
48,749 patients · 38 studies
Comparison
Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) devices vs no MCS
Outcome
Mortality (30 days or in-hospital)
Methodological detailsfrequentist network meta-analysis, sensitivity analysis: one-stage unadjusted individual patient data (IPD) meta-analysis (stratified Cox model) from reconstructed survival curves
  • Frequentist network meta-analysis
  • Sensitivity analysis: one-stage unadjusted IPD meta-analysis (stratified Cox model) from reconstructed survival curves

Pooled result

Mortality

Network OR

0.54

95% CI 0.33–0.86

ECMO-IABP vs No MCS
network OR 0.54 (95% CI 0.33–0.86)

As reported in the abstract

Further pooled results

OutcomeHR for death (95% CI)
Mortality, one-stage IPD survival meta-analysis (stratified Cox model; sensitivity analysis)ECMO-IABP vs No MCS · only ECMO-IABP associated with lower mortality0.55 (0.46–0.66)
  • Mortality, one-stage IPD survival meta-analysis (stratified Cox model; sensitivity analysis): reconstructed survival data from published survival curves; unadjusted

Original publication

Mechanical circulatory support for cardiogenic shock: a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and propensity score-matched studies. Intensive Care Med. Published 11 January 2024. doi:10.1007/s00134-023-07278-3

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