Perioperative stroke is a potentially devastating complication in patients undergoing
noncardiac, nonneurological surgery. This scientific statement summarizes established risk …

PREAMBLE Our mission was to develop evidence-based guidelines for the prevention and
treatment of perioperative/postoperative atrial fibrillation and flutter (POAF) for thoracic …

Each section has been revised or rewritten and five new sections added:(i) management of
free floating thrombus (section 4.13),(ii) management of carotid webs (section 4.14),(iii) …

Author links open overlay panel AR Naylor a, J.-B. Ricco a, GJ de Borst a, S. Debus a, J. de
Haro a, A. Halliday a, G. Hamilton a, J. Kakisis a, S. Kakkos a, S. Lepidi a, HS Markus a, DJ …

The recommendations listed in this CPG are, whenever possible, evidence based. In April
2013, an extensive evidence review was conducted, which included a literature review …

Stroke, a rare but serious postoperative complication, occurs in 0.1% to 3% of patients
undergoing general and up to 10% of patients after complex cardiac surgery. The most often …

Although stroke is a known complication in the periopera-tive period, assessments of risk
factor for this occurrence have been limited to case series, case-control studies, or large …

Ischaemic or haemorrhagic perioperative stroke (that is, stroke occurring during or within 30
days following surgery) can be a devastating complication following surgery. Incidence is …

Importance The effectiveness of perioperative β-blockade in patients undergoing noncardiac
surgery remains controversial. Objective To determine the associations of early …

Importance The timing of surgery in patients with recent ischemic stroke is an important and
inadequately addressed issue. Objective To assess the safety and importance of time …