No Increased Risk of Cerebrovascular Accident With Beach-Chair Versus Lateral Positioning for Shoulder Arthroscopy.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To assess the incidence of adverse cerebrovascular events following shoulder arthroscopy in the beach-chair position when compared with the lateral position.

Methods

Records of 5 shoulder surgeons were searched using Current Procedural Technology codes to identify patients who underwent arthroscopic shoulder surgery in both the beach-chair and lateral positions between 2015 and 2020. Using both Current Procedural Technology codes for cerebrovascular accident (CVA) imaging as well as the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, codes for CVA and late neurologic sequela, patient charts were analyzed in the 30-day postoperative period. The anesthesiology record also was queried for data regarding the blood pressure management intraoperativ

SUBMITTER: O'Neill CN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10724485 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature