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Use of Prostacyclin to Prevent Postoperative Psychic and Neurological Disturbances After Open-Heart Surgery: A Clinical Study

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Psychopathological and Neurological Dysfunctions Following Open-Heart Surgery

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Postoperative psychiatric disturbances still occur very often after open-heart operations, and the reason for them is generally thought to lie in the extracorporeal circulation (ECC). The aggregation of thrombocytes is assumed to be one of the traumata induced by ECC, mostly brought about by contact with the large surfaces within the heart-lung machine, by mechanical alterations due to suction with the coronary suction lines, and by the blood coming in contact with collagen in the pericardium.

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  2. N. Bleese
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  1. Department of Psychiatry, The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee County Mental Health Complex, 9191 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, USA

    Jeremy M. Katz Ph. D.

  2. Abteilung für Herz- und Gefäßchirurgie und experimentelle Kardiologie, Chirurgische Universitätsklinik Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 2000, Hamburg 20, Germany

    Michael-J. Polonius

  3. Psychosomatische Abteilung, Universitäts-Krankenhaus Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 2000, Hamburg 20, Germany

    Hubert Speidel

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Pokar, H. et al. (1982). Use of Prostacyclin to Prevent Postoperative Psychic and Neurological Disturbances After Open-Heart Surgery: A Clinical Study. In: Becker, R., Katz, J.M., Polonius, MJ., Speidel, H. (eds) Psychopathological and Neurological Dysfunctions Following Open-Heart Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68610-8_37

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