The Use of Cerebral Oximetry as a Monitor of the Adequacy of Cerebral Perfusion in a Patient Undergoing Shoulder Surgery in the Beach Chair Position

Autor: Toni M. Torrillo, Menachem M. Weiner, Gregory W. Fischer, Meg A. Rosenblatt
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Pain Practice. 9:304-307
ISSN: 1533-2500
1530-7085
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2009.00282.x
Popis: Four cases of ischemic injury have been reported in patients undergoing orthopedic surgery in the upright position. We describe the use of cerebral oximetry as a monitor of the adequacy of cerebral perfusion in a 63-year-old woman who underwent arthroscopic rotator cuff surgery in a beach chair under general anesthesia. During positioning, a decrease in blood pressure was accompanied by a decrease in cerebral oxygen saturation (S(ct)O(2)) and was treated with phenylephrine. When spontaneous ventilation resumed, an increase in end-tidal carbon dioxide was accompanied by an increase in S(ct)O(2). Cerebral oximetry may prove useful as a guide monitor and manage nonsupine patients.
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