High Postoperative Serum Cortisol Level Is Associated with Increased Risk of Cognitive Dysfunction Early after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Mu, Dong Liang ^a   Li, Li Huan ^b   Wang, Dong Xin ^a   Li, Nan ^a   Shan, Guo Jin ^a   Li, Jun ^a   Yu, Qin Jun ^b   Shi, Chun Xia ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY FIRST HOSPITAL   (China)

^b FUWAI HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; PHENCYCLIDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEW YORK HEART ASSOCIATION CLASS; POSTOPERATIVE COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREMEDICATION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADULT; COGNITION DISORDERS; COHORT STUDIES; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK;

EID: 84885463908     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0077637     Document Type: Article

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