Cerebral Emboli Detected by Transcranial Doppler During Cardiopulmonary Bypass Are Not Correlated With Postoperative Cognitive Deficits

Abstract

Although cerebral microemboli have been implicated in the pathogenesis of POCD, in this study that included low-risk patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery, there was no demonstrable correlation between the counts of HITS and POCD.