Postoperative cerebral infarction after major thoracic and abdominopelvic surgery: a retrospective single-centre cohort study of incidence, risk factors, and outcomes
Xian Zhang, Yan Li, Qiang Li, Quan Zhou · 2026
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Xian Zhang, Yan Li, Qiang Li, and Quan Zhou study stroke after major surgery in a Korean hospital dataset reported in 2026. A brain infarct, where a blocked vessel kills brain tissue, is a rare but grave outcome after chest or belly surgery. The team checked records for more than 15,000 patients who had major thoracic or abdominopelvic operations and looked for who suffered such a stroke.
Strokes were confirmed in 277 patients, a rate under two in a hundred. Older age and high blood pressure carried the strongest links, joined by an irregular heartbeat, kidney disease, and artery disease in the limbs. Blood tests for inflammation looked higher in stroke patients at first glance, yet lost their link once other factors were counted. Stroke patients also died in hospital far more often.
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| CREATOR | Xian Zhang, Yan Li, Qiang Li, Quan Zhou |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 89184 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |