A Case of Asystolic Cardiac Arrest in the Sitting Position for Shoulder Arthroscopy using an Interscalene Block: A case report.
10.4097/kjae.2006.51.3.383
- Author:
Chan Hong PARK
1
;
Hong Tae KWON
;
Woon Seok ROH
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu, Daegu, Korea. usno@cu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
cardiac arrest;
complications;
interscalene block;
vasovagal syncope
- MeSH:
Adult;
Anesthesia, Conduction;
Arthroscopy*;
Heart Arrest*;
Humans;
Male;
Shoulder*;
Syncope, Vasovagal
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
2006;51(3):383-386
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
An interscalene block for shoulder surgery provides excellent surgical conditions and is well received by patients. However, a combination of the sitting position, regional anesthesia, an awake patient, and a surgical procedure can result in another side effect, vasovagal episodes, which may lead to cardiac arrest in extreme cases. We experienced a case of 32-year-old male patient with a severe vasovagal episode that led to asystolic cardiac arrest 15 minutes after the changing to the sitting position under an interscalene block for shoulder arthroscopic surgery.
