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SUBMITTER: van Erp JHJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6818387 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov-Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
van Erp J H J JHJ Ostendorf M M Lansdaal J R JR
Journal of orthopaedics 20190527 6
Perioperative stroke is a rare, but serious complication in shoulder-arthroscopy or arthroplasty. Recent literature suggests the beach chair position, widely used during shoulder surgery, might induce severe perioperative hypotension, and with this cerebral desaturation and ultimately perioperative stroke. In this article we report four cases of perioperative stroke in shoulder surgery. In all cases, patients underwent brief periods of hypotension, which might have caused perioperative stroke. B ...[more]