ReviewFrontiers in psychiatry2022
An Update on Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction Following Cardiac Surgery.
Review in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06358079 (Isolated Cardiotomy Circuit for Re-infusion of Unwashed Shed Blood During Off-pump Coronary Artery Surgery), which is not on this map. Cited by 44 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Isolated Cardiotomy Circuit for Re-infusion of Unwashed Shed Blood During Off-pump Coronary Artery Surgery
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44 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 52 citations in OpenAlex.
- Comparing sugammadex to neostigmine and their effects on delirium and postoperative cognitive function: A systematic review.Journal of perioperative practice · 2026Pooled it
- Efficacy and hemodynamic safety of perioperative dexmedetomidine for the prevention of postoperative delirium in elderly patients undergoing cardiac surgery: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in neurology · 2026Pooled it
- Preoperative Protein Profiling Among Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction (POCD) Patients Following Open-Heart Surgery: A Systematic Review and Integrated Bioinformatic Analysis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Pooled it
- Outcomes associated with postoperative cognitive dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Age and ageing · 2024Pooled it
- The Effect of Opioid-Free Anesthesia with Esketamine on Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction in Elderly Patients Undergoing Thoracoscopic Surgery: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial.Drug design, development and therapy · 2025Trial
- Effects of remimazolam vs. an etomidate-propofol mixture on postoperative cognitive function in elderly female patients undergoing radical mastectomy for breast cancer: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Trial
- The impact of postoperative cognitive training on health-related quality of life and cognitive failures in daily living after heart valve surgery: A randomized clinical trial.Brain and behavior · 2023Trial
- Microglia in Perioperative Neurocognitive Disorders: Pathogenic Mechanisms and Emerging Concepts of Microglial Heterogeneity.Neurochemical research · 2026Review
- Association between postoperative arterial blood gas parameters and cognitive dysfunction following coronary artery bypass grafting: a prospective observational study.Irish journal of medical science · 2026Article
- From heart to mind: A narrative review of incidence, risk factors, and mechanisms of dementia after cardiac surgery.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026Review
- Landscape and trends in postoperative cognitive dysfunction: A bibliometric and visualized analysis.Medicine · 2026Review
- Cognitive impairment in patients with middle cerebral artery severe stenosis or occlusion is associated with hemodynamic abnormalities.BMC neurology · 2026Observational
- Postoperative Delirium After Cardiac Surgery: Psychiatric Vulnerability, Biological Mechanisms, and Prevention Strategies.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Development and validation of a LASSO-derived prognostic model predicting postoperative cognitive dysfunction risk in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting patients.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Article
- Probiotics and Phytoantioxidants as Emerging Neuroprotective Strategies: Bridging the Therapeutic Gap in Open Heart Surgery-Induced Brain Injury.Biomedicines · 2026Review
- School Performance and Learning Challenges in Children and Adolescents with Congenital Heart Disease.Pediatric cardiology · 2026Review
- Association of multidisciplinary collaborative nursing with cognitive function and quality of life after craniotomy for glioma resection: a retrospective comparative study.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Tranexamic acid does not have a dose-dependent effect on postoperative delirium after cardiac surgery - a retrospective cohort study.The journal of extra-corporeal technology · 2025Observational
- Hemodynamic determinants of postoperative neurocognitive impairment using Random Forest analysis and partial dependence plots.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The relation between postoperative cognitive disorders and brain damage biomarkers after major urologic surgery: a prospective cohort study.Perioperative medicine (London, England) · 2025Article
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Abstract
Postoperative cognitive dysfunction is extremely prevalent following cardiac surgery. The increasing patient age and comorbidity profile increases their susceptibility to cognitive impairment. The underlying pathophysiological mechanisms leading to cognitive impairment are not clearly elucidated. Using the contemporary literature (2015-present), this narrative review has three aims. Firstly, to provide an overview of postoperative cognitive impairment. Secondly, to analyse the predominant pathophysiological mechanisms leading to cognitive dysfunction following cardiac surgery such as inflammation, cerebral hypoperfusion, cerebral microemboli, glycaemic control and anaesthesia induced neurotoxicity. Lastly, to assess the current therapeutic strategies of interest to address these pathophysiological mechanisms, including the administration of dexamethasone, the prevention of prolonged cerebral desaturations and the monitoring of cerebral perfusion using near-infrared spectroscopy, surgical management strategies to reduce the neurological effects of microemboli, intraoperative glycaemic control strategies, the effect of volatile vs. intravenous anaesthesia, and the efficacy of dexmedetomidine.
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