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The first case was a 65-year-old female who underwent arthroscopic rotator cuff repair under general anesthesia and interscalene nerve block in the beach-chair position. The second case was a 58-year-old male undergoing arthroscopic rotator cuff repair and reduction in glenoid fracture under general anesthesia in the lateral decubitus position. The third case was a 62-year-old man receiving arthroscopic rotator cuff repair under general anesthesia in the lateral decubitus position. Each case\u2019s operation time was 90, 240, and 270 min. The pressure of the irrigation pumping system was 30, 50, and 70 mmHg, respectively. The second and third cases did not undergo interscalene nerve block. Although the incidence of pneumothorax following shoulder surgery and interscalene nerve block was only 0.2%, it is one of the most life-threatening complications following shoulder arthroscopy. In these cases, multifactorial factors, including patient positioning, interscalene nerve block, long surgical time, size of rotator cuff tears, and the pressure of the irrigation and suction system, can be attributed to the occurrence of pneumothorax. It is crucial to fully comprehend the diagnosis and management of pneumothorax to reduce the risk for patients receiving shoulder arthroscopy.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/medicina58111603","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,11,7]],"date-time":"2022-11-07T03:02:22Z","timestamp":1667790142000},"page":"1603","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Pneumothorax, an Uncommon but Devastating Complication Following Shoulder Arthroscopy: Case Reports"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"58","author":[{"given":"Wei-Chien","family":"Sun","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5507-8396","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Liang-Tseng","family":"Kuo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chiayi Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi 613, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Pei-An","family":"Yu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chiayi Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi 613, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Cheng-Pang","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Huan","family":"Sheu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Taoyuan Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hao-Che","family":"Tang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Keelung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung 204, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yi-Sheng","family":"Chan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Keelung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung 204, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0111-490X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Alvin Chao-Yu","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kuo-Yao","family":"Hsu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery, New Taipei Municipal Tucheng Hospital, New Taipei City 236, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chun-Jui","family":"Weng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kaohsiung Municipal Feng-Shan Hospital, Kaohsiung 833, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"You-Hung","family":"Cheng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery, New Taipei Municipal Tucheng Hospital, New Taipei City 236, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9415-5115","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Chih-Hao","family":"Chiu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,11,5]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"510","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jse.2015.09.013","article-title":"Indications and outcomes of shoulder arthroscopy after shoulder arthroplasty","volume":"25","author":"Horner","year":"2016","journal-title":"J. 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