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ReviewInterventional medicine & applied science2019

Neuroprotection against stroke and encephalopathy after cardiac surgery.

Daniel G Jovin, Karl G Katlaps, Ben K Ellis, Benita Dharmaraj

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Review in Interventional medicine & applied science, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Contemporary Neuroprotection Strategies during Cardiac Surgery: State of the Art Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Daniel G JovinCardiothoracic Research, Department of Surgery, Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Richmond, VA, USA.
Karl G KatlapsCardiothoracic Research, Department of Surgery, Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Richmond, VA, USA.
Ben K EllisCardiothoracic Research, Department of Surgery, Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Richmond, VA, USA.
Benita DharmarajCardiothoracic Research, Department of Surgery, Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Richmond, VA, USA.
Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cerebral ischemia in the perioperative period is a major risk factor for stroke, encephalopathy, and cognitive decline after cardiothoracic surgery. After coronary artery bypass grafting, both stroke and encephalopathy can result in poor patient outcomes and increased mortality. Neuroprotection aims to lessen the severity and occurrence of further injury mediated by stroke and encephalopathy and to aid the recovery of conditions already present. Several pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods of neuroprotection have been investigated in experimental studies and in animal models, and, although some have shown effectiveness in protection of the central nervous system, for most, clinical research is lacking or did not show the expected results. This review summarizes the value and need for neuroprotection in the context of cardiothoracic surgery and examines the use and effectiveness of several agents and methods with an emphasis on clinical trials and clinically relevant neuroprotectants.

Indexed as

anesthesiacardiac surgerycardiothoracic surgeryencephalopathyneuroprotectionpharmacological agentssedationstroke

Identifiers

PMID32148901
PMCPMC7044570
OpenAlexW2919385616

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