Neurologic complications in cardiac surgery: can risk scores be applied?
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Neurologic complications of cardiac surgery.
The average age of patients undergoing cardiac surgery and the number of comorbidities they possess will continue to increase as surgical technology advances. Toxic/metabolic encephalopathy, hemispheric strokes, hypoxic injury, and peripheral nerve lesions all can occur as a result of cardiac surgery. Therefore, an understanding of the neurologic risk, recognizable syndromes, and preventative m...
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عنوان ژورنال: Critical Care
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: 10.1186/cc3553