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Anesth Analg 2001;93:396-399
© 2001 International Anesthesia Research Society

TECHNOLOGY, COMPUTING, AND SIMULATION

Intraoperative Monitoring of the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve in 151 Consecutive Patients Undergoing Thyroid Surgery

Thomas M. Hemmerling, MD, DEAA*, Joachim Schmidt, MD*, Christian Bosert, MD*, Klaus E. Jacobi, MD*, and Peter Klein, MD{dagger}

Departments of *Anesthesiology and {dagger}Surgery, University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Thomas Hemmerling, MD, DEAA, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Hôtel-Dieu, Départment d‘Anesthésie, 3840, Rue Saint-Urbain, Montreal (Quebec), H 2W 1T8, Canada. Address e-mail to thomashemmerling{at}hotmail.com

IMPLICATIONS: We present a technique of intraoperative monitoring of the recurrent laryngeal nerve using a surface electrode attached to a routine endotracheal tube. The technique proved noninvasive, easy to use, and reliable in 151 prospective consecutive patients for preventing permanent laryngeal nerve damage in thyroid surgery.




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