TY - JOUR
T1 - Lateral Traction During Shoulder Arthroscopy
T2 - Its Effect on Tissue Perfusion Measured by Pulse Oximetry
AU - Hennrikus, William L.
AU - Mapes, Randall C.
AU - Bratton, Michael W.
AU - Lapoint, John M.
PY - 1995/7
Y1 - 1995/7
N2 - We studied the effect of three methods of shoulder trac tion during arthroscopy on arterial oxygen saturation measured by a pulse oximeter applied to the fingertip of the arm in traction. Simple longitudinal traction ablated the oxygen saturation in only 1 of 30 patients. Adding vertical traction perpendicular to the arm ablated the oxygen saturation in 25 of 30 patients when a 2-inch wide sling was used and in 7 of 30 patients when a 4-inch sling was used. In this series, the pulse oximeter did not demonstrate gradual gradations in arterial oxy gen saturation loss. Rather, the pulse oximeter provided an all-or-none warning signal for tissue hypoxia.
AB - We studied the effect of three methods of shoulder trac tion during arthroscopy on arterial oxygen saturation measured by a pulse oximeter applied to the fingertip of the arm in traction. Simple longitudinal traction ablated the oxygen saturation in only 1 of 30 patients. Adding vertical traction perpendicular to the arm ablated the oxygen saturation in 25 of 30 patients when a 2-inch wide sling was used and in 7 of 30 patients when a 4-inch sling was used. In this series, the pulse oximeter did not demonstrate gradual gradations in arterial oxy gen saturation loss. Rather, the pulse oximeter provided an all-or-none warning signal for tissue hypoxia.
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U2 - 10.1177/036354659502300412
DO - 10.1177/036354659502300412
M3 - Article
C2 - 7573654
AN - SCOPUS:0029151016
SN - 0363-5465
VL - 23
SP - 444
EP - 446
JO - The American Journal of Sports Medicine
JF - The American Journal of Sports Medicine
IS - 4
ER -