@article{dc96e6e067db11df928f000ea68e967b,
title = "Cognitive dysfunction after cardiovascular surgery",
abstract = "This review describes the incidence, risk factors, and long-term consequences of cognitive dysfunction after cardiovascular surgery. Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is increasingly being recognized as an important complication, especially in the elderly. A highly sensitive neuropsychological test battery must be used to detect POCD and a well-matched control group is very useful for the analysis and interpretation of the test RESULTS: Cardiovascular surgery is associated with a high incidence of POCD. Cardiopulmonary bypass was thought to explain this difference, but randomized studies comparing with off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery show contradictory RESULTS: POCD seems to have important long-term consequences regarding self-assessed quality of life, survival, and labor market attachment.",
author = "Funder, {K S} and J Steinmetz and Rasmussen, {L S}",
note = "Keywords: Adult; Aged; Cardiac Surgical Procedures; Cardiopulmonary Bypass; Cognition Disorders; Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump; Delirium; Diagnosis, Differential; Disease-Free Survival; Female; Humans; Incidence; Male; Middle Aged; Neuropsychological Tests; Postoperative Complications; Prognosis; Quality of Life",
year = "2009",
language = "English",
volume = "75",
pages = "329--32",
journal = "Minerva Anestesiologica",
issn = "0375-9393",
publisher = "EdizioniMinerva Medica",
number = "5",
}