Perioperative pentoxifylline therapy attenuates early postoperative neuro-cognitive decline in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass
Background: Postoperative cognitive decline (POCD) after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is a common problem. Studies show that pentoxifylline administration reduces inflammation induced by cardiopulmonary bypass and brain injury after ischaemia. Hence the perioperative use of pentoxifylline...
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| Sprache: | English |
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Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
2015-04-01
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| Schriftenreihe: | Journal of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care |
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| Online Zugang: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/2348-0548.148389 |