Department of Anesthesiology, Procare Riaya Hospital, Al-Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, King Fahed Hospital of the University, Al-Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2014 Feb;23(2):384-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2012.12.017. Epub 2013 Feb 21.
The beach chair position is used frequently for shoulder arthroscopy surgery. However, the beach chair position has been reported to be linked to postoperative cerebral stroke. The lateral decubitus position has been used as an alternative position to avoid such neurologic complications. We report a case of postoperative brain stroke in a 52-year-old man who underwent shoulder arthroscopy surgery in the lateral decubitus position. The patient experienced a brief period of intraoperative hypotension. Physicians should be aware of this potential complication that could be irrelevant to the position used.
沙滩椅位常用于肩关节镜手术。然而，已有报道称沙滩椅位与术后脑卒中有关。侧卧位已被用作替代体位以避免此类神经并发症。我们报告了一例 52 岁男性患者在侧卧位行肩关节镜手术后发生脑卒中的病例。该患者术中出现短暂的低血压。医生应该意识到这一潜在的并发症，它可能与所使用的体位无关。
