| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2768555 | Revista Española de Anestesiología y Reanimación | 2013 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
In our group of patients, recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring was useful in total thyroidectomy as it provided information on the prognosis of laryngeal motility, and helped in making decisions during surgery when there was signal loss. Due to the risk of serious respiratory complications due to bilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis, we opted for the performing of the 2-stage total thyroidectomy in case of signal loss in the first lobectomy. Thereby, neuromonitoring contributed to the safety of the airway in tracheal extubation, aiding in the prevention of a possible bilateral laryngeal paralysis.
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Authors
J.L. Pardal-Refoyo, J.J. Cuello-Azcárate, C. Ochoa-Sangrador,