Annales françaises d'anesthèsie et de rèanimation
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · Dec 2014
Review Meta Analysis[Epidemiology of cerebral perioperative vascular accidents.]
Stroke is a well-described postoperative complication, after carotid and cardiac surgery. On the contrary, few studies are available concerning postoperative stroke in general non-cardiac non-carotid surgery. The high morbid-mortality of stroke justifies an extended analysis of recent literature. ⋯ Postoperative stroke is a quality marker of the surgical teams' skill and has specific onset time and induces an increase of postoperative mortality.