• J Clin Anesth · Dec 2007

    Case Reports

    Posterior shoulder subluxation most likely caused by retching in the lateral head-down position for prevention of aspiration.

    • Michael L McCartney and Hiroshi Goto.
    • Department of Anesthesiology, University of Kansas Hospital, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA. mmccartney@kumc.edu
    • J Clin Anesth. 2007 Dec 1;19(8):636-7.

    AbstractA patient who sustained a posterior shoulder subluxation injury after being positioned in the lateral decubitus head-down position during emergence from general anesthesia is presented. It is postulated that the injury occurred as a result of violent retching while in the lateral position.

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