Journal article
Perioperative covert stroke in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery (NeuroVISION): a prospective cohort study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: In non-surgical settings, covert stroke is more common than overt stroke and is associated with cognitive decline. Although overt stroke occurs in less than 1% of adults after non-cardiac surgery and is associated with substantial morbidity, we know little about perioperative covert stroke. Therefore, our primary aim was to investigate the relationship between perioperative covert stroke (ie, an acute brain infarct detected on an …
Authors
Investigators TN; Mrkobrada M; Chan MTV; Cowan D; Campbell D; Wang CY; Torres D; Malaga G; Sanders RD; Sharma M
Journal
The Lancet, Vol. 394, No. 10203, pp. 1022–1029
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
September 2019
DOI
10.1016/s0140-6736(19)31795-7
ISSN
0140-6736