Intraoperative cerebral high-intensity transient signals and postoperative cognitive function: a systematic review

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 198, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 295-297

  Whitaker, Donald ^a   Motallebzadeh, Reza ^b  

^a Maritime Heart Centre   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LETTER; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 67650709123     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.11.019     Document Type: Letter

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