Managing common neurological complications following cardiac surgery
Bowden, T. 
ORCID: 0000-0003-2614-3707, Magboo, R. & Navales, V. (2023).
Managing common neurological complications following cardiac surgery.
Nursing Standard, 38(12),
pp. 43-50.
doi: 10.7748/ns.2023.e12034
Abstract
Neurological complications, including postoperative delirium and postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD), occur frequently after cardiac surgery. The aim of this article is to enable nurses to consider their role in managing patients who have, or are at risk of developing, neurological complications after cardiac surgery. This article provides an overview of the most common postoperative neurological complications: delirium and POCD.
| Publication Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > RC Internal medicine R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry |
| Departments: | School of Health & Psychological Sciences > Nursing |
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