Objectives This study was designed to investigate whether cerebral oxygen desaturations
during thoracic surgery are predictive of patients' quality of recovery. As a secondary aim …

Background Near-infrared spectroscopy non-invasively measures regional cerebral oxygen
saturation. Intraoperative cerebral desaturations have been associated with worse …

Although it is clear that cerebral desaturation can commonly occur during thoracic surgery, it
is partly dependent upon how desaturation is defined. The relationship between cerebral …

Introduction Patients undergoing cardiac surgery may experience both short-term and long-
term postoperative neurological problems. However, the underlying cause of this impairment …

Methods We retrospectively analysed the data collected from all patients who had
undergone cardiac surgery from July 2009 to March 2011. Patients were divided into 2 …

Methods: After institutional review board approval, a convenience sample of 50 patients
undergoing on-pump cardiac surgery were recruited to have perioperative cerebral oximetry …

Background The objective of this prospective study is to determine cognitive dysfunction
after thoracic surgery. Methods Seventy-six patients undergoing thoracic surgery with single …

Objective The study objective was to determine whether targeted therapy to optimize
cerebral oxygenation is associated with improved neurocognitive and perioperative …

BACKGROUND: The association between cerebral desaturation and postoperative delirium
in thoracotomy with one-lung ventilation (OLV) has not been specifically studied. METHODS …

BACKGROUND: Previous studies have reported an 11% to 75% incidence of postoperative
cognitive decline among cardiac surgery patients. The INVOS Cerebral Oximeter …