Why the study?
What preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative factors predispose to perioperative neurological morbidity in patients undergoing elective coronary bypass surgery?
Population
312 patients undergoing elective coronary bypass surgery
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Perioperative and postoperative period
Authors
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What preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative factors predispose to perioperative neurological morbidity in patients undergoing elective coronary bypass surgery?
Specific patient comorbidities and intraoperative events, such as profound hypotension (MAP < 40 mmHg) and significant haemoglobin drops, are key predictors of neurological injury following elective coronary bypass surgery.
Shaw et al. (1989) studied this question.
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