Progress and Outcomes of Intraoperative Nerve Monitoring During Thyroidectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Intraoperative nerve monitoring (IONM) is not considered standard of care during thyroidectomy, and guidelines are vague about its use in the absence of strong evidence of superiority over visualization of the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) alone.

Objective

To characterize patterns of IONM use during thyroidectomy in the US and evaluate the association of IONM with postoperative outcomes.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study used the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) thyroidectomy data from January 1, 2016, to December 31, 2022. A nationally representative sample included adult patients without poorly differentiated thyroid cancer who underwent thyroidectomy at multiple centers. Data were collected from the time of surger

SUBMITTER: Hearn M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11907308 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature