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Cerebral complications of coronary by-pass surgery. A prospective study
F Carella1, G Travaini, P Contri
1Neurological Clinic, L. Sacco Hospital, Milan, Italy.
Acta Neurologica Scandinavica
|February 1, 1988
Abstract:
A prospective study was undertaken of cerebral complications in 91 patients undergoing coronary by-pass surgery. Patients showing clinically relevant neurological complications had longer pump-times but did not differ in pre-operative variables. Worsening of neurological state correlated with duration of pump-time but not with pre-operative variables. Duration of pump-time appears to be the main predictor of neurological complications after coronary by-pass surgery.