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Cerebral complications of coronary by‐pass surgery. A prospective study
Author(s) -
Carella F.,
Travaini G.,
Contri P.,
Guzzetti S.,
Botta M.,
Pieri E.,
Mangoni A.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1988.tb05887.x
Subject(s) - medicine , prospective cohort study , surgery , anesthesia , cardiology
— A prospective study was undertaken of cerebral complications in 91 patients undergoing coronary by‐pass surgery. Patients showing clinically relevant neurological complications had longer pump‐times but did not differ in pre‐operative variables. Worsening of neurological state correlated with duration of pump‐time but not with pre‐operative variables. Duration of pump‐time appears to be the main predictor of neurological complications after coronary by‐pass surgery.