A Nationwide Survey to Assess the Practices and Patterns of Use of Intraoperative Nerve Monitoring During Thyroid Surgery Among Surgeons in India.

ABSTRACT: There is still equipoise for the routine use of intraoperative nerve monitoring (IONM) for thyroid surgeries; however, some surgeons tend to use it for various reasons. In our study, we did a national survey to assess the patterns and practice of the use of IONM among surgeons during thyroid surgery in India. A questionnaire survey was sent to surgeons (head and neck surgical oncologists, general surgical oncologists, endocrine surgeons and otolaryngologists) in different zones in India via email, and their responses were analysed. One hundred and one responses were received. The majority of the respondents were head and neck surgical oncologists (n = 56, 55.4%). Forty-three (42.6%) respondents used IONM during thyroid surgeries in this survey. Surgeons with ≤ 15 years of experience

SUBMITTER: Velayutham P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10948657 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature