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Angiology
CABG predictors of early neurocognitive deficits in low-risk patients are determined
August 28th, 2006
Patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery with elevated preoperative creatinine and poor left ventricular function carry a higher risk of postoperative cognitive deficits (POCDs). According to a study from Canada, "POCDs are a source of morbidity and occur frequently even in low-risk patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Predictors of neurocognitive deficits can identify potentially modifiable risk factors as well as high-risk patients in whom alternate revascularization strategies may be considered." M. Boodhwani and colleagues, University of Ottawa, wrote, "448 patients undergoing CABG surgery underwent standardized...
Source: Mental Health Weekly Digest (2006-08-28)
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