[Cerebrovascular accidents and surgery].
There are very few observations on the occurrence of stroke after general surgery; the incidence lies between 0.2 and 0.7%. On the other hand, cerebrovascular accidents are mainly seen after cardiac and carotid surgery, where the incidence is high (5%). Strokes are also an important cause of morbidity and mortality following orthotopic transplantations, particularly heart, heart/lung and liver transplantations.
Uldry
P A
PA
Service de neurologie, Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne.
Nader
J A
JA
Bogousslavsky
J
J
Regli
F
F
D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000209:etiology; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000601:surgery; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D005112:Extracorporeal Circulation / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D011183:Postoperative Complications
Accidents vasculaires cérébraux et chirurgie.