Key result
Careful perioperative management may mitigate stroke and other neurologic complications of cardiac surgery.
Population
Patients undergoing cardiac surgery
Design
Review
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Neurologic risks in cardiac surgery warrant vigilance; leaves open optimal mitigation strategies pending higher-level evidence.
Careful preoperative assessment and postoperative management are essential to reduce the risk of neurologic complications in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
Llinás et al. (2000) conducted a review in Neurologic complications of cardiac surgery. Cardiac surgery was evaluated. Cardiac surgery carries neurologic risks including encephalopathy, strokes, hypoxic injury, and peripheral nerve lesions, which may be mitigated by careful perioperative assessment and management.
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