Vascular accident
Encephalic
Perioperatorio: a
clinical challenge
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Abstract: The occurrence of a ischemic Perioperative stroke is a
infrequent fact in general surgery (0.08 % - 0.4 OJo). existing
surgeries with major risk of presenting this avení, as the
carotids procedures, cardiac and vascular surgeries, with a
frequency from 2.2 to 5.2 %. It associates with high morbidity and
to a mortality that fluctuates among 16 to 46 %. The vascular
territory most frequently affected is the middle cerebral artery.
Between the factors of risk to present this pathology, stands out
previous cerebrovascular disease, vascular peripheral disease and
hypertension..
Author:
Ecuadorian
magazine of neurology
