Preoperative Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index and Clinical Outcomes After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
- 1Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences
Abstract
BackgroundThe systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) is a routinely available blood-derived marker with potential prognostic relevance after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). We evaluated associations between preoperative SII and postoperative outcomes.
MethodsPubMed, Embase, Scopus and Web of Science were searched to 1 October 2026, with supplementary searches through 14 October 2026. Peer-reviewed observational studies evaluating preoperative SII in adults undergoing CABG were eligible. Methodological quality was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. Compatible categorical associations and exploratory adjusted continuous mortality effects were pooled separately using restricted maximum-likelihood random-effects models; other findings were summarized descriptively.
ResultsThirty-one reports were included, with an aggregate sample of 30,976 and possible cohort overlap; five contributed to meta-analysis. Two off-pump cohorts comprising 1,378 patients and 180 atrial-fibrillation events yielded an imprecise crude association with postoperative atrial fibrillation (OR 1.60, 95%CI 0.53-4.82; I2=68%). An exploratory crude synthesis indicated greater intra-aortic balloon pump use with higher SII (OR 2.45, 95%CI 1.16-5.18; I2=51%). Two cohorts with differing follow-up yielded an exploratory adjusted mortality HR of 1.11 (95% Wald CI 1.05-1.18) per study-specific SD increase in log-SII. In one 624-patient cohort, high SII was associated with postoperative acute kidney injury after adjustment (OR 3.35, 95% CI 2.25-4.97).Apparent atrial-fibrillation discrimination varied (AUC 0.587-0.946).
ConclusionsPreoperative SII showed associations with selected adverse outcomes after CABG, supporting further evaluation as an accessible prognostic marker. Its incremental value beyond established clinical risk models requires validation.
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BibTeX
@misc{nourian2026preoperative,
title = {{Preoperative Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index and Clinical Outcomes After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis}},
author = {S. Nourian and K. Jalalian Rad and M. Ghasemi and M. Mosavi Mirkalaie and N. Tayebi and M. M. Ashrafi and M. H. Nourallahzadeh and A. R. Norouzi},
howpublished = {medRxiv},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.64898/2026.10.17.26365801},
url = {https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.17.26365801v1},
note = {CC BY-NC-ND},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - Preoperative Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index and Clinical Outcomes After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
AU - S. Nourian
AU - K. Jalalian Rad
AU - M. Ghasemi
AU - M. Mosavi Mirkalaie
AU - N. Tayebi
AU - M. M. Ashrafi
AU - M. H. Nourallahzadeh
AU - A. R. Norouzi
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/17
PB - medRxiv
DO - 10.64898/2026.10.17.26365801
UR - https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.17.26365801v1
AB - BackgroundThe systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) is a routinely available blood-derived marker with potential prognostic relevance after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). We evaluated associations between preoperative SII and postoperative outcomes. MethodsPubMed, Embase, Scopus and Web of Science were searched to 1 October 2026, with supplementary searches through 14 October 2026. Peer-reviewed observational studies evaluating preoperative SII in adults undergoing CABG were eligible. Methodological quality was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. Compatible categorical associations and exploratory adjusted continuous mortality effects were pooled separately using restricted maximum-likelihood random-effects models; other findings were summarized descriptively. ResultsThirty-one reports were included, with an aggregate sample of 30,976 and possible cohort overlap; five contributed to meta-analysis. Two off-pump cohorts comprising 1,378 patients and 180 atrial-fibrillation events yielded an imprecise crude association with postoperative atrial fibrillation (OR 1.60, 95%CI 0.53-4.82; I2=68%). An exploratory crude synthesis indicated greater intra-aortic balloon pump use with higher SII (OR 2.45, 95%CI 1.16-5.18; I2=51%). Two cohorts with differing follow-up yielded an exploratory adjusted mortality HR of 1.11 (95% Wald CI 1.05-1.18) per study-specific SD increase in log-SII. In one 624-patient cohort, high SII was associated with postoperative acute kidney injury after adjustment (OR 3.35, 95% CI 2.25-4.97).Apparent atrial-fibrillation discrimination varied (AUC 0.587-0.946). ConclusionsPreoperative SII showed associations with selected adverse outcomes after CABG, supporting further evaluation as an accessible prognostic marker. Its incremental value beyond established clinical risk models requires validation.
ER -