INS and cerebrovascular disorder: Included as independent variables in the models were the following variables: age in years, gender, ASA-PS, BMI, duration of anesthesia, type of anesthesia, locoregional anesthesia, emergency surgery, temperature at SICU admission, troponin I at SICU admission, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, COPD, high-risk surgery, ischemic heart disease, congestive heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, renal insufficiency, insulin therapy for diabetes, total RCRI, crystalloids, colloids, erythrocytes, fresh frozen plasma, platelets, and APACHE II scores.