• Can J Cardiovasc Nurs · Jan 2007

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    Neurocognitive dysfunction post-cardiac surgery and the neuroprotective effects of erythropoietin.

    • Zahraa Bhimji, Lorna Estabrooks, and Paula M Price.
    • Caritas Health Group, Edmonton, AB. C/O Nasreen Bhimji, Public Health Division, Office of MOH, Suite 300, 10216, 124 Street, Edmonton, AB T5N 4A3. zbhimji@gmail.com
    • Can J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2007 Jan 1;17(2):5-8; quiz 8-9, 5.

    AbstractNeurocognitive dysfunction is a common postoperative complication exacerbated by cardiopulmonary bypass triggering a systemic inflammatory response. This clinical column focuses on the up-regulation of endogenous erythropoietin related to neurological inflammation and the use of recombinant erythropoietin as a neuroprotective pharmacotherapeutic agent.

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