Pt scheduled for arthroscopic irrigation and debridement left shoulder.In operating room, pt was put in beach chair position with arthrex beach chair attachment with his head in head holder.Blood pressure dropped.Skytron operating room table was moved to trendelenburg position and blood pressure was treated.After blood pressure increased, attempt was made to level bed so pt could be positioned for surgery.During leveling process, the beach chair attachment of the operating room table became detached from the main portion of the operating room table while the pt was attached to it.The staff in the room were able to immediately support the pt's upper body when this occurred.Precautions were immediately implemented and testing was completed to ensure pt was not injured.After the testing confirmed that pt was not injured and that it was safe to proceed, the shoulder surgery was completed the same day.Root cause analysis completed.
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