Highlights the risk of perioperative acute ischemic stroke in noncardiac, nonvascular surgery, particularly for elderly patients and those with cardiovascular or renal comorbidities.
Perioperative AIS is an important source of morbidity and mortality associated with noncardiac, nonvascular surgery, particularly in elderly patients and patients with atrial fibrillation, valvular disease, renal disease, or previous stroke.
Bateman et al. (2009) studied this question.