Inter-arm arterial pressure difference caused by prone position in the thoracic outlet syndrome patient -A case report-.
Thoracic outlet syndrome has neurologic symptoms caused by compression of brachial plexus, blood vessel symptoms are caused by compression of the artery or vein. The authors report a case of sudden decrease in blood pressure of the left arm after turning the patient from supine position to prone position. They confirmed that the patient had thoracic outlet syndrome after performing computed tomography.
Kim
Seung Su
SS
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University, Busan, Korea.
Cheong
Soon Ho
SH
Lee
Won Jin
WJ
Jun
Dong Hwa
DH
Ko
Myoung Jin
MJ
Cho
Kwang Rae
KR
Lee
Sang Eun
SE
Kim
Young Hwan
YH
Lim
Se Hun
SH
Lee
Jeong Han
JH
Lee
Kun Moo
KM
Choe
Young Kyun
YK
Kim
Young Jae
YJ
Shin
Chee Mahn
CM