Use of a Large Bore Syringe Creates Significantly Fewer High Intensity Transient Signals (HITS) Into a Cardiopulmonary Bypass System Than a Small Bore Syringe

Neurological Dysfunction After Cardiac Surgery and Cardiac Intensive Care Admission: A Narrative Review Part 1: The Problem; Nomenclature; Delirium and Postoperative Neurocognitive Disorder; And the Role of Cardiac Surgery and Anesthesia.

The association with cardiac surgery with cognitive decline was first reported in the 1960s after the introduction of coronary artery surgery. The incidence in cognitive decline was thought to be more after cardiac surgery, especially with the use of the cardiopulmonary bypass.