The hemodynamic management of 5177 neurosurgical and orthopedic patients who underwent surgery in the sitting or "beach chair" Position without incidence of adverse neurologic events

• Main Authors: Pin-On P., Schroeder D., Munis J.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84878407447&partnerID=40&md5=c4dfe4074c8c3e7dba5a09ec04efc226; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/4099
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Background: A small number of highly publicized case reports describe ischemic brain or spinal cord injury after surgery in the sitting ("beach chair") position. The incidence of such catastrophic outcomes remains unknown, as does the relationship between arterial blood pressure management...