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21862923

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-9-22
pubmed:abstractText
Perioperative stroke after noncardiac, nonneurosurgical procedures is more common than generally acknowledged. It is reported to have an incidence of 0.05-7% of patients. Most are thrombotic in origin and are noted after discharge from the postanesthetic care unit. Common predisposing factors include age, a previous stroke, atrial fibrillation, and vascular and metabolic diseases. The mortality is more than two times greater than in strokes occurring outside the hospital. Delayed diagnosis and a synergistic interaction between the inflammatory changes normally associated with stroke, and those normally occurring after surgery, may explain this increase. Intraoperative hypotension is an infrequent direct cause of stroke. Hypotension will augment the injury produced by embolism or other causes, and this may be especially important in the postoperative period, during which monitoring is not nearly as attentive as in the operating room. Increased awareness and management of predisposing risk factors with early detection should result in improved outcomes.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1528-1175
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
115
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
879-90
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Perioperative stroke in noncardiac, nonneurosurgical surgery.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Anesthesia & Perioperative Care, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review