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January 1, 1987Scandinavian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Cerebral Damage During Open-Heart Surgery:Clinical, Psychometric, Biochemical and CT Data

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Why the study?

What is the incidence and extent of cerebral damage following open-heart surgery?

Population

103 patients undergoing open-heart surgery

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

postoperative

Authors

TÅT ÅbergUppsala UniversityGRG. RonquistSwedish University of Agricultural SciencesHTHans TydénÖrebro University

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Overview

Routine exams may miss frequent subclinical cerebral damage post-surgery; leaves open whether psychometric screening improves outcomes.

Structured PICO

What is the incidence and extent of cerebral damage following open-heart surgery?

P
Population
103 patients undergoing open-heart surgery
I
Intervention
Open-heart surgery
O
Outcome
Incidence and extent of cerebral damage assessed by clinical assessment, psychometry, cerebrospinal fluid adenylate kinase (CSF-AK) analysis, and computed tomography (CT)safety

Open-heart surgery frequently causes subclinical brain damage detectable by psychometric and biochemical methods, suggesting routine neurologic exams are insufficiently sensitive.

Cite This Study

Åberg et al. (1987) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a912e93bd296d8bc511fac7https://doi.org/10.3109/14017438709106515
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