Why the study?
What patient and perioperative risk factors are associated with postoperative cognitive decline after cardiac surgery?
Population
Patients undergoing cardiac surgery
Design
Systematic_review
Authors
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POCD remains a major post-cardiac surgery complication; supports targeted risk-factor mitigation in practice and future trials.
What patient and perioperative risk factors are associated with postoperative cognitive decline after cardiac surgery?
This systematic review aims to identify patient and perioperative risk factors associated with postoperative cognitive decline following cardiac surgery.
Patel et al. (2015) studied this question.
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