Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Oct 2007
Letter Case ReportsPeripheral nerve blocks for high-risk case.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Aug 2007
Comparative StudyImproved neurologic outcome after implementing evidence-based guidelines for cardiac surgery.
A high incidence of neurologic complications was observed in the year 2001 in cardiac surgical patients in this department. This article attempts to show the impact of changing and optimizing management protocols on the incidence of neurologic morbidity after cardiac surgery. ⋯ The occurrences of neurologic complications, mortality, and ICU resource consumption by this patient group decreased after implementation of an optimized management protocol and evidence-based guidelines.