Impact of ischemic preconditioning on surgical treatment of brain tumors: a single-center, randomized, double-blind, controlled trial

Impact of ischemic preconditioning on surgical treatment of brain tumors: a single-center, randomized, double-blind, controlled trial

Abstract Background Postoperative ischemia is a frequent phenomenon in patients with brain tumors and is associated with postoperative neurological deficits and impaired overall survival. Particularly in the field of cardiac and vascular surgery, the application of a brief ischemic stimulus not only...

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Main Authors: Arthur H. A. Sales, Melanie Barz, Stefanie Bette, Benedikt Wiestler, Yu-Mi Ryang, Bernhard Meyer, Martin Bretschneider, Florian Ringel, Jens Gempt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Ischemic preconditioning
Brain tumor
Glioma
Brain metastasis
Neurooncology
Neurosurgery
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-017-0898-1

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