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Ann Thorac Surg 1995;59:1289-1295
© 1995 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Statement of consensus on assessment of neurobehavioral outcomes after cardiac surgery

^a Department of Anaesthesia, University Hospital, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
^b Department of Psychiatry, University College London Medical School, London, United Kingdom
^c Department of Anesthesia, The Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA
^d Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA

^* Address correspondence to Dr Murkin, Department of Anaesthesia, University Hospital, 339 Windermere Rd, London, Ont, Canada N6A 5A5.

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				C. S. Ernest, M. U.C. Worcester, J. Tatoulis, P. C. Elliott, B. M. Murphy, R. O. Higgins, M. R. Le Grande, and A. J. Goble Neurocognitive Outcomes in Off-Pump Versus On-Pump Bypass Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial Ann. Thorac. Surg., June 1, 2006; 81(6): 2105 - 2114. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				S. Sendelbach, R. Lindquist, S. Watanuki, and K. Savik Correlates of Neurocognitive Function of Patients After Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Am. J. Crit. Care., May 1, 2006; 15(3): 290 - 298. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				J. P. Mathew, H. M. Rinder, B. R. Smith, M. F. Newman, and C. S. Rinder Transcerebral Platelet Activation After Aortic Cross-Clamp Release is Linked to Neurocognitive Decline. Ann. Thorac. Surg., May 1, 2006; 81(5): 1644 - 1649. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				J. W. Hammon, D. A. Stump, J. F. Butterworth, D. M. Moody, K. Rorie, D. D. Deal, E. H. Kincaid, T. E. Oaks, and N. D. Kon Single crossclamp improves 6-month cognitive outcome in high-risk coronary bypass patients: The effect of reduced aortic manipulation J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg., January 1, 2006; 131(1): 114 - 121. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				P. D. Raymond, A. D. Hinton-Bayre, M. Radel, M. J. Ray, and N. A. Marsh Assessment of statistical change criteria used to define significant change in neuropsychological test performance following cardiac surgery Eur J Cardiothorac Surg, January 1, 2006; 29(1): 82 - 88. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				J. Alex, G. Laden, A. R.J. Cale, S. Bennett, K. Flowers, L. Madden, E. Gardiner, P. T. McCollum, and S. C. Griffin Pretreatment with hyperbaric oxygen and its effect on neuropsychometric dysfunction and systemic inflammatory response after cardiopulmonary bypass: A prospective randomized double-blind trial J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg., December 1, 2005; 130(6): 1623 - 1630. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				J. Butterworth, L. E. Wagenknecht, C. Legault, D. J. Zaccaro, N. D. Kon, J. W. Hammon Jr, A. T. Rogers, B. T. Troost, D. A. Stump, C. D. Furberg, et al. Attempted control of hyperglycemia during cardiopulmonary bypass fails to improve neurologic or neurobehavioral outcomes in patients without diabetes mellitus undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg., November 1, 2005; 130(5): 1319 - 1319. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				E. W. Thornton, C. Groom, B. M. Fabri, M. A. Fox, C. Hallas, and M. Jackson Quality of life outcomes after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: Relationship to neuropsychologic deficit J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg., October 1, 2005; 130(4): 1022 - 1027. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				M. S. Lewis, P. T. Maruff, and B. S. Silbert Examination of the Use of Cognitive Domains in Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Ann. Thorac. Surg., September 1, 2005; 80(3): 910 - 916. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				A. Khosravi, C. A Skrabal, B. Westphal, G. Kundt, B. Greim, E. Kunesch, A. Liebold, and G. Steinhoff Evaluation of coated oxygenators in cardiopulmonary bypass systems and their impact on neurocognitive function Perfusion, September 1, 2005; 20(5): 249 - 254. [Abstract] [PDF]

				A C Kneebone, M A Luszcz, R A Baker, and J L Knight A syndromal analysis of neuropsychological outcome following coronary artery bypass graft surgery J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatry, August 1, 2005; 76(8): 1121 - 1127. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				S. Himmelseher and M. E. Durieux Revising a Dogma: Ketamine for Patients with Neurological Injury? Anesth. Analg., August 1, 2005; 101(2): 524 - 534. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]