Approaches to reduce neurologic complications during cardiac surgery

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 184-191

  Hammon, John W ^a   Stump, David A ^a   Butterworth, John B ^a   Moody, Dixon M ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Cardiopulmonary bypass; Neuropsychological outcome; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; HEART SURGERY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT MONITORING; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035299748     PISSN: 10430679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/stcs.2001.24079     Document Type: Article

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