PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Jinaworn, Pongkwan AU - Thanaboriboon, Chanon AU - Skuntalak, Praepannee AU - Borirajdechakul, Varittha TI - EP009 Factors associated with hypotension or bradycardia episodes during arthroscopic shoulder surgery under general anesthesia combined with interscalene block in the beach chair position AID - 10.1136/rapm-2023-ESRA.72 DP - 2023 Sep 01 TA - Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine PG - A43--A44 VI - 48 IP - Suppl 1 4099 - http://rapm.bmj.com/content/48/Suppl_1/A43.2.short 4100 - http://rapm.bmj.com/content/48/Suppl_1/A43.2.full SO - Reg Anesth Pain Med2023 Sep 01; 48 AB - Background and Aims Shoulder surgery is commonly performed in the beach chair position (BCP). However, it may cause hemodynamic instability, especially when general anesthesia (GA) with a preoperative interscalene brachial plexus block (ISB) is used. Moreover, Hypotension or Bradycardia episodes (HBE) occurring during the BCP may be associated with an increased risk of neurological complications. The objectives of this study were to investigate the incidence and characteristics of HBEs and their associated factors.Methods The Institutional Review Board approved this study. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patients who underwent arthroscopic shoulder surgery under GA combined with ISB in the BCP between January 1, 2015, and July 31, 2022. HBEs, patient demographics, anesthetic, and surgical factors were collected and analyzed for their association with HBEs.Results From the identified cohort of 660 patients, 482 (73%) experienced HBEs. The onset of HBEs mainly occurred earlier after patient positioning, as the mean time to the first hypotension and bradycardia episodes were 12.96 ± 18.21 minutes and 10.44 ± 13.13 minutes, respectively. Multivariable analysis showed that increasing age, female gender, and history of hypertension were associated with HBEs. In contrast, bispectral index (BIS) monitoring was associated with a lower risk of HBEs.View this table:Abstract EP009 Table 1 Multivariable logistic regression analysis for factors associated with hypotension or bradycardia episodesAbstract EP009 Figure 1 Hypotension episodes The distribution of hypotension episodes onsetsAbstract EP009 Figure 2 Bradycardia episodes The distribution of bradycardia episodes onsetsConclusions Age, female gender, and history of hypertension were independent risk factors for HBEs. BIS monitoring, in contrast, was a protective factor. Despite the high incidence of HBEs, no patient in this study suffered from a neurological complication. Further study is required to ascertain the advantages of BIS monitoring during the beach chair position surgery.