Cognitive deficits following cardiac surgery: a brief review of the literature.
Cognitive deficits are far too common after cardiac surgery and are believed to be related to the use of cardiopulmonary bypass. This article presents a brief review of the literature related to this topic.
Schultz Tremper
Roberta A
RA
Texsan Heart Hospital in San Antonio, Texas 78201, USA. spinerncns@yahoo.com
D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000401:mortality; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000401:mortality; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003422:Critical Care; D006801:Humans; D020766:Intracranial Embolism / Q000209:etiology; D009017:Morbidity; D024802:Nurse's Role; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012107:Research Design / Q000592:standards; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome