Table 3 Main clinical results
Outcome variable | Number of convective therapy study arms | Number of patients | Absolute mean net change [95% CI] | I2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Duration of surgery | 2 | 229 | −29.63 [− 32.78, -26.48] | 100% |
Brachial artery diameter | 3 | 284 | 0.83 [0.75, 0.92] | 97% |
Brachial artery blood flow rate | 2 | 144 | 47.15 [35.18, 59.12] | 83% |
Complication of infection | 3 | 594 | 0.68 [0.23, 2.02] | 0% |
Thrombosis | 3 | 163 | 0.21 [0.03, 1.27] | 0% |
Hematoma | 1 | 60 | 0.19 [0.01, 4.06] | – |
Intraoperative analgesia | 1 | 103 | 0.65 [0.30, 1.42] | – |