Cerebrovascular complications in cardiac surgery
Nader, J.; Bogousslavsky, J.
Schweizerische Rundschau für Medizin Praxis 81(51): 1543-1547
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 1013-2058 PMID: 1470798 Document Number: 403775
Mortality and physical impairment in patients undergoing cardiac surgery are to a large extent due to cerebro-vascular complications that are second in frequency only to cardiopulmonary incidents. In spite of the extracorporeal circulatory support as well as progress in cardiac surgery that have improved the perioperative conditions, neurologic complications mainly of embolic nature are still common after extracorporeal circulatory assistance.