The Improvement of Intraoperative Neuromonitoring of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve

The Improvement of Intraoperative Neuromonitoring of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve During Thyroid Surgery

Objectives: The use of neuromuscular blocking agent may interfere with the function of intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) in thyroid surgery.

An enhanced neuromuscular-blockade (NMB) recovery protocol was investigated in a clinically applied during thyroid neural monitoring surgery. In as subsequent clinical application study, 60 patients who underwent thyroidectomy with IONM followed an enhanced NMB recovery protocol- rocuronium 0.6 mg/kg at anesthesia induction and sugammadex 2 mg/kg at operation start. Train-of-four (TOF) ratio was used for continuous quantitative monitoring of neuromuscular transmission.

Inclusion Criteria:

• patients undergoing intraoperative neuromonitoring of recurrent laryngeal nerve during thyroidectomy

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with a history of significant cardiac, pulmonary, hepatic, or renal disease, body mass index <18.5 or >35, chronic drug or alcohol abuse