ArticleIntensive care medicine2019
New-onset atrial fibrillation in adult critically ill patients: a scoping review.
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- Magnesium prophylaxis of new-onset atrial fibrillation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
- Managing new-onset atrial fibrillation in critically ill patients: a systematic narrative review.BMJ open · 2020Pooled it
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- Use of landiolol in septic shock patients with new onset of atrial fibrillation: a European Delphi consensus.Critical care (London, England) · 2026Article
- Association of anti-catecholaminergic antiarrhythmic drugs with survival in sepsis-associated new-onset atrial fibrillation.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Association Between Endogenous Ketosis and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation in Intensive Care Versus General Ward Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- A prospective, multi-site, observational study assessing the treatment thresholds of new onset atrial fibrillation in the critically ill.Critical care and resuscitation : journal of the Australasian Academy of Critical Care Medicine · 2026Article
- Development of an interpretable machine learning model for predicting new-onset atrial fibrillation in patients with sepsis-associated acute kidney injury: A retrospective cohort study.Science progress · 2026Article
- Association between platelet-white cell ratio and all-cause mortality in critically ill patients with atrial fibrillation: a retrospective cohort study.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2026Article
- Association between blood urea nitrogen-to-albumin ratio and mortality among atrial fibrillation patients admitted to the intensive care unit.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2026Article
- Epidemiology and pharmacological management of new onset atrial fibrillation in critically ill adults: A multicentre observational study.Critical care and resuscitation : journal of the Australasian Academy of Critical Care Medicine · 2026Article
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- Association of glycemic variability with the risk of new-onset atrial fibrillation and death in critically ill patients without diabetes: analysis of the MIMIC-IV database.Diabetology & metabolic syndrome · 2026Article
- Development and validation of a machine learning-based predictive model for new-onset atrial fibrillation after CABG.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Article
- Interpretable machine learning to predict NOAF in ICU patients with CKD: validation in US and Chinese cohorts.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
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Abstract
purposeNew-onset atrial fibrillation (NOAF) is common and associated with increased morbidity and mortality. However, its clinical importance and management in critically ill patients are not well described. The aim of this scoping review is to assess the epidemiology and management strategies of NOAF during critical illness.
methodThe review was conducted in accordance with the PRISMA extension for scoping reviews. We searched PubMed, EMBASE and the Cochrane Library for studies assessing the incidence, outcome and management strategies of NOAF in adult critically ill patients. The quality of evidence was evaluated using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) approach.
resultsA total of 99 studies were included, of which 79 were observational and 20 were interventional. The incidence of NOAF varied from 1.7% to 43.9% with considerable inter-population variation (very low quality of evidence). Commonly identified risk factors for NOAF included higher age, cardiovascular comorbidities and sepsis. The occurrence of NOAF was associated with adverse outcomes, including stroke, prolonged length of stay and mortality (very low quality of evidence). We found limited data on the optimal management strategy with no evidence for firm benefit or harm for any intervention (very low/low quality of evidence).
conclusionsThe definition and incidence of NOAF in critically ill patients varied considerably and many risk factors were identified. NOAF seemed to be associated with adverse outcomes, but data were very limited and current management strategies are not evidence-based.
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