Brain Injury in Football Players and Cardiac Surgical Patients

Brain Injury in Football Players and Cardiac Surgical Patients Author’s Name Institutional Affiliation Brain Injury in Football Players and Cardiac Surgical Patients Brain Injury in Football Players and Cardiac Surgical Patients Introduction The current study is related to find a similarity and difference between brain injury in football players and cardiac surgical patients. No doubt, brain injuries are quite harmful and may lead the person into a complicated stage. According to the latest study, young people show permanent evidence of brain injury. Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) have been identified in the college football players that are quite alarming situation (Orlando Health, 2018). The football players who have repeated hits to the head may face lifelong consequences regarding brain injury. Source: (Stanford Children, 2019) The development of brain injury because of cardiac surgery is a common complication. Many people who undergo cardiac surgery used to develop postoperative brain injury that enhances the chances of illness and death. It also badly affects the life quality of the patient. The risk of brain injuries has been increased with new interventions. To improve the postoperative outcomes related to the brain, various neuro-monitoring techniques have been developed, For instance, brain oxygenation, cerebral cortical activity, cerebral blood flow, depth of anaesthesia, and brain embolic events have been monitored with the help of new techniques ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Scolletta</Author><Year>2015</Year><RecNum>1066</RecNum><DisplayText>(Scolletta, Taccone, &amp; Donadello, 2015)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>1066</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="5zrw0fwxmz00s6exf0k5sp2iv0f0pxtptwpa" timestamp="1568762408">1066</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Scolletta, S.</author><author>Taccone, F. S.</author><author>Donadello, K.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy - [email protected].</auth-address><titles><title>Brain injury after cardiac surgery</title><secondary-title>Minerva Anestesiol</secondary-title><alt-title>Minerva anestesiologica</alt-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Minerva Anestesiol</full-title><abbr-1>Minerva anestesiologica</abbr-1></periodical><alt-periodical><full-title>Minerva Anestesiol</full-title><abbr-1>Minerva anestesiologica</abbr-1></alt-periodical><pages>662-77</pages><volume>81</volume><number>6</number><edition>2014/09/16</edition><keywords><keyword>Brain Injury, Chronic/*etiology/*therapy</keyword><keyword>Cardiac Surgical Procedures/*adverse effects</keyword><keyword>Delirium/etiology</keyword><keyword>Humans</keyword><keyword>Postoperative Complications/*therapy</k...