“…of patients with no premorbid beta blocker useNo. of patients with premorbid beta blocker use | Mortality census day | Mortality | 90-day mortality | 28-day mortality | ICU mortality | Hospital mortality | Survival analysis | Outcome | Adjustment method | Adjusted variables | Singer et al [11] | 6839 | 4001 | 2838 | Hospital mortality | – | – | – | – | aOR = 0.69 (CI 0.62–0.77) | – | Premorbid beta blocker usage is significantly associated with decreased mortality | Multivariate logistic regression | Age, class of beta blocker, congestive heart failure, cancer, surgical procedures |
Macchia et al [10] | 9465 | 8404 | 1061 | 28-day mortality | – | – | aOR = 0.81 (CI 0.68–0.97), p = 0.025 | – | – | – | Premorbid beta blocker usage is significantly associated with decreased mortality | Multivariate logistic regression | Age, sex, history of hypertension, dyslipidaemia, diabetes mellitus, myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, atrial fibrillation, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, depression, and malignancy |
Hsieh et al [27] | 33,213 | 32,173 | 1040 | Hospital mortality | – | – | – | – | aOR = 0.89 (CI 0.76–1.04), p = 0.1484 | – | Premorbid beta blocker usage is not significantly associated with decreased mortality | Multivariate logistic regression | Age, sex, insurance premium, urbanization level, and comorbidities |
Fuchs et al a [26] | 296 | 0 | 296 | ICU, hospital, 28 days, 90 days | – | 40.7% vs. 52.7%, p = 0.046 a | 28.7% vs. 41.1%, p = 0.04 a | 27.5% vs. 38%, p = 0.06 a | 35.3% vs. 48.1%, p = 0.03 a | HR = 0.67 (CI 0.48, 0.95), p = 0.03 a | Continuation of beta-blockade is associated with decreased 28-day, 90-day, and hospital mortality. | Multivariate cox regression | Sex, known nosocomial pathogen, chronic diseases, body temperature (< 36.0 °C), APACHE II score first 24 h, lactate first 24 h (> 3 mmol/L) |
Contenti et al [21] | 260 | 195 | 65 | 28-day mortality | – | – | – | – | 35% vs 49%, p = 0.08 | – | Premorbid beta blocker usage is not significantly associated with decreased mortality | – | – |
Sharma et al [25] | 123 | 75 |
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