Neuromonitoring in thyroid surgery: Attitudes, usage patterns, and predictors of use among endocrine surgeons

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 417-425

  Sturgeon, Cord ^a   Sturgeon, Treena ^a   Angelos, Peter ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; ENDOCRINE SURGERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THYROID SURGERY; THYROIDECTOMY; EVALUATION STUDY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE INJURY; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; THYROIDECTOMY; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE INJURIES;

EID: 60449097326     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-008-9724-4     Document Type: Article

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