Is cortisol the key to the pathogenesis of delirium after coronary artery bypass graft surgery?

Postoperative delirium is a serious complication of cardiac surgery. However, the pathophysiology of this mental syndrome is largely unknown. Recent findings suggest an association between elevated level of cortisol and postoperative delirium. Further studies should investigate the mechanisms respon...

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Autores principales: Kazmierski, Jakub, Kloszewska, Iwona
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3222018/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21241525
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc9372
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description Postoperative delirium is a serious complication of cardiac surgery. However, the pathophysiology of this mental syndrome is largely unknown. Recent findings suggest an association between elevated level of cortisol and postoperative delirium. Further studies should investigate the mechanisms responsible for excessive perioperative cortisol secretion.
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spelling pubmed-32220182012-01-13 Is cortisol the key to the pathogenesis of delirium after coronary artery bypass graft surgery? Kazmierski, Jakub Kloszewska, Iwona Crit Care Commentary Postoperative delirium is a serious complication of cardiac surgery. However, the pathophysiology of this mental syndrome is largely unknown. Recent findings suggest an association between elevated level of cortisol and postoperative delirium. Further studies should investigate the mechanisms responsible for excessive perioperative cortisol secretion. BioMed Central 2011 2011-01-13 /pmc/articles/PMC3222018/ /pubmed/21241525 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc9372 Text en Copyright ©2011 BioMed Central Ltd
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Is cortisol the key to the pathogenesis of delirium after coronary artery bypass graft surgery?
title Is cortisol the key to the pathogenesis of delirium after coronary artery bypass graft surgery?
title_full Is cortisol the key to the pathogenesis of delirium after coronary artery bypass graft surgery?
title_fullStr Is cortisol the key to the pathogenesis of delirium after coronary artery bypass graft surgery?
title_full_unstemmed Is cortisol the key to the pathogenesis of delirium after coronary artery bypass graft surgery?
title_short Is cortisol the key to the pathogenesis of delirium after coronary artery bypass graft surgery?
title_sort is cortisol the key to the pathogenesis of delirium after coronary artery bypass graft surgery?
topic Commentary
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3222018/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21241525
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc9372
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