Temporary neurological dysfunction after surgery of the thoracic aorta: a predictor of poor outcome and impaired quality of life

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1025-1029

  Krähenbühl, Eva S ^a   Immer, Franz F ^a   Stalder, Mario ^a   Englberger, Lars ^a   Eckstein, Friedrich S ^a   Carrel, Thierry P ^a  

^a BERN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Neurological dysfunction; Outcome; Thoracic aorta

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGITATION; ANASTOMOSIS; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA ARCH; AORTA DISSECTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEEP HYPOTHERMIC CIRCULATORY ARREST; DELIRIUM; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 36; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STROKE; SURVIVOR; THORACIC AORTA SURGERY; TRANSIENT NEUROLOGICAL DYSFUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; CONFUSION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 43049178328     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.01.058     Document Type: Article

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