Compression Stocking Use in Shoulder Arthroscopy in Beach Chair
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Conditions studied: Obesity, Shoulder Impingement
In brief
Shoulder arthroscopy is one of the most commonly performed orthopaedic procedures and it is often done with the patient in the upright, or beach chair position (BCP). There have been multiple reported complications associated with the BCP, including cerebral ischemia, loss of vision, ophthalmoplegia, stroke, and even death. It has been reported that patients with a body mass index (BMI) of 34 or greater are as much as 12 times more likely to experience cerebral desaturation events (CDEs) compared to non-obese controls. CDEs in the upright position are hypothesized to be partially related to reduced cardiac preload due to venous pooling in the lower extremities which is exaggerated in obese patients. This prospective observational study aims to determine if the use of compression stockings in obese patients undergoing shoulder arthroscopy in the BCP can reduce the incidence, frequency, or magnitude of CDEs experienced by the patient
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01996813
- Run by
- Loyola University
- People needed
- 23
- Starts
- 2013-03-28
- Expected to finish
- 2015-07-27
- Last updated by the study team
- 2018-08-31
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Age 18 years or older
- BMI greater than or equal to 30 kg/m\^2
- Capable of receiving an interscalene nerve block.
You may not qualify if…
- Age < 18
- History of carotid artery stenosis equal to or greater than 90%
- History of stroke
- History of transient ischemic attack
- History of syncope
- History of vision loss
Where it is running
- Loyola University Medical Center — Maywood, Illinois, United States
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