Influence of the postoperative inflammatory response on cognitive decline in elderly patients undergoing on-pump cardiac surgery: a controlled, prospective observational study

Influence of the postoperative inflammatory response on cognitive decline in elderly patients undergoing on-pump cardiac surgery: a controlled, prospective observational study

Abstract Background The role of non-infective inflammatory response (IR) in the aetiology of postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is still controversial. The aim of this controlled, prospective observational study was to assess the possible relationship between the grade of IR, defined by proc...

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Main Authors: Endre Nemeth, Katalin Vig, Kristof Racz, Kinga B. Koritsanszky, Klara I. Ronkay, Fumiko P. Hamvas, Csaba Borbély, Ajandek Eory, Bela Merkely, Janos Gal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
Subjects:
Cardiac surgery
Cardiopulmonary bypass
Procalcitonin
C-reactive protein
Postoperative cognitive dysfunction
Reliable Change Index
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12871-017-0408-1

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