Table 1 The characteristics of included studies. CHD Coronary heart disease; DM diabetes mellitus; CAG coronary angiography; PCI percutaneous coronary intervention; PAG peripheral angiography; PTA percutaneous transluminal angioplasty; CECT contrast-enhanced computerised tomography; M male; F female; NS normal saline; d day; h hour; min minute; iv intravenous injection.

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First author

Publication year

Sample size

Age (years)

Object of study

NO. of CIN (case/control)

Observation index

Experimental group treatment strategy(alprostadil)

Jadad score

Case(M/F)

Control(M/F)

Case

Control

BUN

CysC

Scr

Franz RW[11]

2011

20(12/8)

21(17/4)

48–87

48–87

vascular surgery

0/1

   

oral 200 μg preoperative

4

Li B[24]

2011

34(34/0)

26(26/0)

69.4 ± 7.3

67.9 ± 6.8

CHD CAG/PCI

2/3

48 h

 

48 h

20 μg + NS 20 ml iv qd, 30 min preoperative, continue 3d postoperative

2

Li JZ[25]

2016

50(33/17)

53(34/19)

58.11 ± 9.7

56.84 ± 9.29

CHD PCI

1/6

  

24 h,72 h

10 μg + NS 100 ml iv drip qd, 1d preoperative, 3d postoperative

2

Liu H[26]

2013

30(16/14)

30(15/15)

55–74

55–75

DM PAG

0/0

 

24 h,48 h

24 h,48 h

10 μg + NS 10 ml iv qd, 3d preoperative

3

Liu Y[27]

2011

29(16/13)

29(19/10)

57.0 ± 7.5

59.4 ± 9.2

CHD CAG/PCI

4/13

48 h,72 h

 

48 h,72 h

10 μg + NS 50 ml iv pumping bid, 7d postoperative

2

Liu YY[28]

2011

82(51/31)

84(51/33)

60.8 ± 12.5

61.7 ± 12.8

CHD CAG/PCI

2/3

  

48 h

20 ng/kg/min, continue 6 h postoperative

2

Li XY[29]

2013

14(8/6)

15(11/4)

66 ± 12

66 ± 12

DM PAG or PTA

0/2

 

24 h,72 h

24 h,72 h

2 ng/kg/min, continue 6 h preoperative and 20 μg + NS 40 ml iv qd, the second day, 5d postoperative

3

Li YN[30]

2014

150(96/54)

150(54/96)

68.02 ± 7.03

68.49 ± 6.10

CHD CAG/PCI

4/13

72 h

 

72 h

10 μg + NS 100 ml iv drip qd, 0.5-1 h preoperative, 3d postoperative

3

Miao Y[31]

2013

154(120/34)

176(133/43)

79.08 ± 6.16

78.26 ± 6.61

CECT

14/39

 

24 h,48 h,72 h

24 h,48 h,72 h

0.4 μg/kg/day, 48 h preoperative, continue to 48 h postoperative

4

Su C[32]

2015

55(35/20)

51(33/18)

62.7 ± 10.8

63.5 ± 11.2

CHD PCI

2/7

72 h

 

72 h

10 μg + NS 100 ml iv drip qd, 1 day preoperative, 3d postoperative

2

Wang L[33]

2016

50(31/19)

50(32/18)

60.48 ± 4.51

60.5 ± 4.17

CHD CAG/PCI

2/8

72 h

 

72 h

20 μg + NS 40 ml iv drip qd, 30 min preoperative,0.5,1, 2d postoperative

2

Wang ZD[34]

2015

65(49/16)

63(48/15)

58.2 ± 10.8

59.1 ± 11.2

CHD CAG/PCI

7/17

24 h,48 h,72 h

 

24 h,48 h,72 h

10 μg + NS 20 ml iv qd preoperative, 7d postoperative

3

Xu R[35]

2012

30(13/17)

30(12/18)

60 ± 9

60 ± 11

CHD CAG/PCI

2/10

  

24 h,48 h

10 μg + NS 20 ml iv qd, preoperative, 7d postoperative

2

Yan HY[36]

2014

21(12/9)

19(11/8)

73.3 ± 6.3

75.1 ± 8.5

PAG

4/8

24 h,48 h,72 h

24 h,48 h,72 h

24 h,48 h,72 h

10 μg + NS 10 ml iv bid, 3d postoperative

2

Ye Y[37]

2006

28(25/3)

30(26/4)

70.28 ± 5.6

72.62 ± 9.15

PAG/CECT

6/14

48 h,72 h

 

48 h,72 h

20 μg + NS 20 ml iv, qd, 3d postoperative

2

Zhao HW[38]

2014

58(31/27)

58(39/19)

64 ± 9

65 ± 8

CHD DM PCI

2/9

 

72 h

72 h

10 μg + NS 100 ml iv drip qd, 1d preoperative, 4d postoperative

2

Zhong SG[39]

2014

50(38/12)

50(39/11)

63.9 ± 7.6

64.1 ± 8.0

CHD DM PCI

1/8

72 h

 

72 h

100 μg + NS 100 ml iv drip bid, 3d postoperative

2

Zhou DC[40]

2013

112(65)

103(61)

62.1 ± 11.1

63.2 ± 10.9

CHD CAG/PCI

8/19

   

10 μg + NS 10 ml iv bid, 1d postoperative, 7-10d postoperative

3

Zhu L[41]

2011

99(99/0)

98(98/0)

57 ± 15

57 ± 15

CHD CAG ± PCI

7/19

48 h

48 h

48 h

20 μg + NS 20 ml iv qd, 10d postoperative

2