Cognitive Function Deterioration After Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Can Intraoperative Optimal Cerebral Regional Tissue Oxygen Saturation Predict Postoperative Cognitive Function?
NEUROLOGIC COMPLICATIONS from cardiac surgeries with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) affect further outcomes, including length of hospital stay, survival, healthcare costs, and quality of life. Stroke is the most obvious manifestation among neurologic complications, reported in 1%-to-3% of patients.1 Although not as clinically significant as stroke, cognitive impairment occurs in about 50% of…
