Role of peripheral inflammatory markers in postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD): a meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND: Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is common following cardiac and non-cardiac surgery, but the pathogenic mechanisms remain unknown. Many studies suggest that an inflammatory response is a key contributor to POCD. The current meta-analysis shows that the levels of peripheral inf...

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Main Authors: Linying Peng, Liwei Xu, Wen Ouyang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3827367?pdf=render