Treatment-Related Stroke

"Stroke during the perioperative period is a devastating complication of surgery. It offsets the potential benefits of surgery and results in dramatic increases in mortality and healthcare costs. There is paucity of information about stroke in patients undergoing general surgery such as abdominal, thoracic, orthopedic, dental, and gynecological procedures. In this chapter, we review the incidence, predisposing risk factors, etiological mechanisms, and preventive and management strategies of stroke in patients undergoing general, non-cardiovascular, non-neurosurgical procedures"--Provided by publisher.

שנה

2016

שפה

English

הוצאה

Cambridge University Press

מהדורות

3

עמודים

288

ISBN

9781107037434

מקור הנתונים: Wikidata