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Neurologic and cognitive decline remain common complications that adversely affect patients' outcome after cardiac surgery. By incorporating a brain monitor that measures cerebral oxygen content into our perioperative management we aim to decrease postoperative neurologic and cognitive deficits and
Every year about 1200 babies in England, Wales and Scotland suffer from a lack of oxygen around birth which can lead to long-term brain injury or death. This is called Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy (HIE). Research has shown that cooling babies with HIE by a few degrees for the first 3 days
BACKGROUND:
1. Delayed ischaemia deficits in subarachnoid haemorrhage
Seven thousand patients suffer SAH each year within the UK with young adults (<55 years) being equally affected. Cerebral vasospasm and related cerebral ischemia are the major causes of delayed morbidity and mortality in patients