The association of pulmonary artery catheterization utilization and surgical patients’ outcomes: a PRISMA-compliant systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background The utilization of pulmonary artery catheterization (PAC) in surgical patients remains controversial. This study aims to assess the impact of PAC utilization on surgical patient outcomes. Methods Electronic databases were searched for studies comparing PAC with no-PAC in surgical...

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Main Authors: Chun-mei Xie, Li-xian He, Meng-qi Shen, Yun-tai Yao, The Evidence in Cardiovascular Anesthesia (EICA) Group
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Published: BMC 2025-05-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-025-03416-8
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author Chun-mei Xie
Li-xian He
Meng-qi Shen
Yun-tai Yao
The Evidence in Cardiovascular Anesthesia (EICA) Group
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Li-xian He
Meng-qi Shen
Yun-tai Yao
The Evidence in Cardiovascular Anesthesia (EICA) Group
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description Abstract Background The utilization of pulmonary artery catheterization (PAC) in surgical patients remains controversial. This study aims to assess the impact of PAC utilization on surgical patient outcomes. Methods Electronic databases were searched for studies comparing PAC with no-PAC in surgical patients. The primary outcome was short-term mortality. Secondary outcomes included the incidence of postoperative complications, postoperative recovery indicators, and hospitalization costs. Results Ten randomized controlled trials (n = 2,889) and sixteen observational studies (n = 2,221,917) were included. Among these studies, fifteen involved cardiac surgical patients (n = 2,217,736), and eleven involved non-cardiac surgical patients (n = 7,070). The present study demonstrated PAC utilization did not affect short-term mortality in cardiac surgical patients [odds ratio (OR) 1.20, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.79–1.82, p 0.40], and was associated with a higher incidence of postoperative chronic heart failure, acute renal failure, cerebrovascular events, infectious complications, and longer length of stay (LOS) in intensive care unit (ICU) or hospital. Moreover, PAC utilization was not associated with short-term mortality (OR 0.40, 95% CI 0.16–1.02, p 0.06) and other outcomes for non-cardiac surgical patients. Conclusions This meta-analysis suggested PAC utilization was not associated with short-term mortality in surgical patients but with a higher incidence of major complications and longer LOS in the ICU or hospital in cardiac surgical patients.
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spelling doaj-art-ee7112e86e4c4ad4901c694349ee293c2025-08-20T02:15:11ZengBMCJournal of Cardiothoracic Surgery1749-80902025-05-0120111510.1186/s13019-025-03416-8The association of pulmonary artery catheterization utilization and surgical patients’ outcomes: a PRISMA-compliant systematic review and meta-analysisChun-mei Xie0Li-xian He1Meng-qi Shen2Yun-tai Yao3The Evidence in Cardiovascular Anesthesia (EICA) GroupDepartment of Anesthesiology, Fuwai Yunnan Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Affiliated Cardiovascular Hospital of Kunming Medical UniversityDepartment of Anesthesiology, Fuwai Yunnan Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Affiliated Cardiovascular Hospital of Kunming Medical UniversityDepartment of Anesthesiology, Fuwai Yunnan Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Affiliated Cardiovascular Hospital of Kunming Medical UniversityDepartment of Anesthesiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical SciencesAbstract Background The utilization of pulmonary artery catheterization (PAC) in surgical patients remains controversial. This study aims to assess the impact of PAC utilization on surgical patient outcomes. Methods Electronic databases were searched for studies comparing PAC with no-PAC in surgical patients. The primary outcome was short-term mortality. Secondary outcomes included the incidence of postoperative complications, postoperative recovery indicators, and hospitalization costs. Results Ten randomized controlled trials (n = 2,889) and sixteen observational studies (n = 2,221,917) were included. Among these studies, fifteen involved cardiac surgical patients (n = 2,217,736), and eleven involved non-cardiac surgical patients (n = 7,070). The present study demonstrated PAC utilization did not affect short-term mortality in cardiac surgical patients [odds ratio (OR) 1.20, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.79–1.82, p 0.40], and was associated with a higher incidence of postoperative chronic heart failure, acute renal failure, cerebrovascular events, infectious complications, and longer length of stay (LOS) in intensive care unit (ICU) or hospital. Moreover, PAC utilization was not associated with short-term mortality (OR 0.40, 95% CI 0.16–1.02, p 0.06) and other outcomes for non-cardiac surgical patients. Conclusions This meta-analysis suggested PAC utilization was not associated with short-term mortality in surgical patients but with a higher incidence of major complications and longer LOS in the ICU or hospital in cardiac surgical patients.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-025-03416-8Cardiac surgeryNon-cardiac surgeryOutcomesPulmonary artery catheterizationMeta-analysis
spellingShingle Chun-mei Xie
Li-xian He
Meng-qi Shen
Yun-tai Yao
The Evidence in Cardiovascular Anesthesia (EICA) Group
The association of pulmonary artery catheterization utilization and surgical patients’ outcomes: a PRISMA-compliant systematic review and meta-analysis
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Cardiac surgery
Non-cardiac surgery
Outcomes
Pulmonary artery catheterization
Meta-analysis
title The association of pulmonary artery catheterization utilization and surgical patients’ outcomes: a PRISMA-compliant systematic review and meta-analysis
title_full The association of pulmonary artery catheterization utilization and surgical patients’ outcomes: a PRISMA-compliant systematic review and meta-analysis
title_fullStr The association of pulmonary artery catheterization utilization and surgical patients’ outcomes: a PRISMA-compliant systematic review and meta-analysis
title_full_unstemmed The association of pulmonary artery catheterization utilization and surgical patients’ outcomes: a PRISMA-compliant systematic review and meta-analysis
title_short The association of pulmonary artery catheterization utilization and surgical patients’ outcomes: a PRISMA-compliant systematic review and meta-analysis
title_sort association of pulmonary artery catheterization utilization and surgical patients outcomes a prisma compliant systematic review and meta analysis
topic Cardiac surgery
Non-cardiac surgery
Outcomes
Pulmonary artery catheterization
Meta-analysis
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-025-03416-8
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