Intraoperative cerebral ischaemia.
The brain is highly vulnerable to damage from even a brief imbalance of oxygen delivery and demand. Most cerebral hypoxic damage is reversible, but infarction and permanent brain damage may result.
O'Sullivan
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Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin.
Cunningham
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D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods