Investigation of the neck swelling due to accumulation of irrigation fluid during shoulder arthroscopy in the beach-chair position
Kadoya, T.; Kinoshita, Y.; Sakamoto, E.; Shiraishi, M.; Uehara, H.; Yamamoto, T.; Suetsugu, K.
Masui. Japanese Journal of Anesthesiology 63(8): 858-861
2014
ISSN/ISBN: 0021-4892 PMID: 25199317 Document Number: 674894
The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the degree of neck swelling by accumulation of irrigation fluid during shoulder arthroscopy in the beach-chair position. Twenty-one patients undergoing shoulder arthroscopy in the beach-chair position were included in this study. There were 16 male and 5 female patients, with a mean age of 58.7 +/- 16.1 years. All patients' weight and neck circumference were compared pre- and postoperatively and correlated to each other. There was a strong correlation between the increase rate of weight and the increase rate of neck circumference (r = 0.69, P < 0.05). Pre- and postoperative measurement of the neck circumference might be an easy and useful measure for prediction of postoperative airway obstruction.