title: Postoperative brain stroke after shoulder arthroscopy in the lateral decubitus position.
abstract: 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.
authors: Department of Anesthesiology, Procare Riaya Hospital, Al-Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: doczeidan@hotmail.com.
authors: Ahed
authors: A
authors: Zeidan
authors: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, King Fahed Hospital of the University, Al-Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors: Mohammed
authors: M
authors: Bluwi
authors: Department of Anesthesiology, Procare Riaya Hospital, Al-Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors: Kamal
authors: K
authors: Elshamaa
mesh_terms: D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D056888:Patient Positioning; D012307:Risk Factors; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy
keywords: Arthroscopy; brain; postoperative; shoulder; stroke