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Intraoperative neuromonitoring in thyroid surgery: an efficient tool to avoid bilateral vocal cord palsy

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Aygün, Nurcihan
Celayir, Mustafa Fevzi
Besler, Evren
Çitgez, Bülent
İşgör, Adnan
Uludaǧ, Mehmet

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Objectives: this study aimed to analyze the effects of intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) on the prevalence of vocal cord palsy (VCP) in thyroid surgery. Methods: data from 493 patients (839 nerves at risk [NAR]) who underwent thyroid surgery between July 2014 and May 2016 were retrospectively evaluated. The patients were divided into 2 groups: Group 1 (G1) consisted of patients who underwent surgery without IONM, whereas group 2 (G2) consisted of patients who underwent surgery with IONM. The surgical techniques were identical, and experienced surgeons performed the procedures in both groups. Intraoperative neuromonitoring was performed in compliance with the International Neural Monitoring Guidelines. Results: in total, 211 patients (170 female, 41 male) with 360 NAR were included in G1, and 282 patients (220 female, 62 male) with 479 NAR were included in G2. The number of VCP per NAR in G1 and G2 was 33 (9.2%) and 27 (5.6%), respectively (P =.005). The number of transient VCP per NAR in G1 and G2 was 27 (7.5%) and 23 (4.8%; P =.230), respectively. The number of permanent VCP per NAR in G1 and G2 was 6 (1.7%) and 4 (0.8%; P =.341), respectively. Bilateral VCP was detected in 4 (2.7%) patients in G1, whereas there was no patient with bilateral VCP in G2 (P =.033). Conclusions: intraoperative neuromonitoring may decrease the incidence of total VCP and prevent the development of bilateral VCP, which has unfavorable results for both patients and health-care professionals.

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Medicine, Thyroidectomy, Inferior laryngeal

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Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

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10.1177/0145561320906325

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