Proprieties of adhesive surface arrays to thyroid cartilage for recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To investigate the optimal placement and size of adhesive thyroid cartilage electrodes (ATCEs) placed on the thyroid cartilage in porcine models for evaluating recurrent laryngeal nerve function compared with the other 3 recording electrode types.

Methods

Four Meishan piglets were used for this study. The electromyogram (EMG) signal stability was detected by intraoperative nerve monitoring (IONM). Best location and size of ATCEs were detected, and the EMG signals from each were compared. Latency data were tested by stimulating the different nerve points, and 6 manipulations of the trachea and endotracheal tube (ET) were applied to test the stability of EMG signals. ET electrodes, needle electrodes, and transcutaneous recording electrodes were simultaneously tested

SUBMITTER: Zhao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8106000 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature