Influence of the postoperative inflammatory response on cognitive decline in elderly patients undergoing on-pump cardiac surgery: a controlled, prospective observational study.
Endre NémethKatalin VigKristof RaczKinga B KoritsanszkyKlara I RonkayFumiko P HamvasCsaba BorbélyAjandek EoryBela MerkelyJanos GalPublished in: BMC anesthesiology (2017)
In this study, the magnitude of the non-infective inflammatory response generated by on-pump cardiac surgery did not influence the development of POCD in the early postoperative period in elderly patients.