A new vagal anchor electrode for real-time monitoring of the recurrent laryngeal nerve

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 199, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 507-514

  Schneider, Rick ^a   Przybyl, Joanna ^a   Pliquett, Uwe ^b   Hermann, Michael ^c   Wehner, Markus ^a   Pietsch, Uta Carolin ^a   König, Fritjoff ^a   Hauss, Johann ^a   Jonas, Sven ^a   Leinung, Steffen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b Institute for Bioprocessing and Analytical Measurement Techniques   (Germany)

^c Kaiserin Elisabeth Spital   (Austria)

Author keywords

Anchor electrode; Continuous neuromonitoring; Real time monitoring; RLN injury; RLN monitoring; RLN paralysis; Thyroid surgery; Vagal nerve electrode; Vagal nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; MONITORING; NERVE INJURY; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; SWINE; THERMAL INJURY; VAGUS NERVE;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; SWINE; THYROID DISEASES; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 77949890388     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.04.036     Document Type: Article

References (27)

1. Shindo M., and Chheda N.N. Incidence of vocal cord paralysis with and without recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring during thyroidectomy. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 133 (2007) 481-485
2. Chiang F.Y., Lu I.C., Kuo W.R., et al. The mechanism of recurrent laryngeal nerve injury during thyroid surgery-the application of intraoperative neuromonitoring. Surgery 143 (2008) 743-749
3. Hemmerling T.M., Schurr C., Dern S., et al. Intraoperative electromyographic identification of recurrence as a routine procedure. Chirurg 71 (2000) 545-550
4. Moskalenko V., Hüller M., Gasser M., et al. Investigation of the regeneration potential of the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) after compression injury, using neuromonitoring. Langenbecks Arch Surg 394 (2009) 469-474
5. Yarbrough D.E., Thompson G.B., Kasperbauer J.L., et al. Intraoperative electromyographic monitoring of the recurrent laryngeal nerve in reoperative thyroid and parathyroid surgery. Surgery 136 (2004) 1107-1115
6. Chan W.F., Lang B.H., and Lo C.Y. The role of intraoperative neuromonitoring of recurrent laryngeal nerve during thyroidectomy: a comparative study on 1000 nerves at risk. Surgery 140 (2006) 866-872
7. Eltzschig H.K., Posner M., and Moore F.D. The use of readily available equipment in a simple method for intraoperative monitoring of recurrent laryngeal nerve function during thyroid surgery. Arch Surg 137 (2002) 452-457
8. Beldi G., Kinsbergen T., and Schlumpf R. Evaluation of intraoperative recurrent nerve monitoring in thyroid surgery. World J Surg 28 (2004) 589-591
9. Robertson M.L., Steward D.L., Gluckman J.L., et al. Continuous laryngeal nerve integrity monitoring during thyroidectomy: does it reduce risk of injury?. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 131 (2004) 596-600
10. Timmermann W., Hamelmann W.H., Thomusch O., et al. Effectiveness and results of intraoperative neuromonitoring in thyroid surgery. Statement of the Interdisciplinary Study Group on intraoperative Neuromonitoring of thyroid surgery. Chirurg 75 (2004) 916-922
11. Sturgeon C., Sturgeon T., and Angelos P. Neuromonitoring in thyroid surgery: attitudes, usage patterns, and predictors of use among endocrine surgeons. World J Surg 33 (2009) 417-425
12. Hermann M., Hellebart C., and Freissmuth M. Neuromonitoring in thyroid surgery: prospective evaluation of intraoperative electrophysiological responses for the prediction of recurrent laryngeal nerve injury. Ann Surg 240 (2004) 9-17
13. Thomusch O., Sekulla C., Machens A., et al. Validity of intra-operative neuromonitoring signals in thyroid surgery. Langenbecks Arch Surg 389 (2004) 499-503
14. Knight M.J., McDonald S.E., and Birchall M.A. Intrinsic muscles and distribution of the recurrent laryngeal nerve in the pig larynx. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 262 (2005) 281-285
15. Lamadé W., Ulmer C., Seimer A., et al. A new system for continuous recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring. Minim Invasive Ther Allied Technol 16 (2007) 149-154
16. Grunebaum L.D., Rosen D., Krein H.D., et al. Nerve monitoring and stimulation during endoscopic neck surgery in the pig. Laryngoscope 115 (2005) 712-716
17. Ulmer C., Koch K.P., Seimer A., et al. Real-time monitoring of the recurrent laryngeal nerve: an observational clinical trial. Surgery 143 (2008) 359-365
18. Agnew W.F., and McCreery D.B. Considerations for safety with chronically implanted nerve electrodes. Epilepsia 31 (1990) 27-32
19. Groves D.A., and Brown V.J. Vagal nerve stimulation: a review of its applications and potential mechanisms that mediate its clinical effects. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 29 (2005) 493-500
20. Bernards C.M. An unusual cause of airway obstruction during general anesthesia with a laryngeal mask airway. Anesthesiology 100 (2004) 1017-1018
21. Frei M.G., and Osorio I. Left vagus nerve stimulation with the neurocybernetic prosthesis has complex effects on heart rate and on its variability in humans. Epilepsia 42 (2001) 1007-1016
22. Lewis M.E., Al-Khalidi A.H., Bonser R.S., et al. Vagus nerve stimulation decreases left ventricular contractility in vivo in the human and pig heart. J Physiol 534 (2001) 547-552
23. Castaldo J.E., and Ochoa J.L. Mechanical injury of peripheral nerves. Fine structure and dysfunction. Clin Plast Surg 11 (1984) 9-16
24. Omura T., Sano M., Omura K., et al. A mild acute compression induces neurapraxia in rat sciatic nerve. Int J Neurosci 114 (2004) 1561-1572
25. Varejáo A.S., Cabrita A.M., Meek M.F., et al. Functional and morphological assessment of a standardized rat sciatic nerve crush injury with a non-serrated clamp. J Neurotrauma 21 (2004) 1652-1670
26. Campbell W.W. Evaluation and management of peripheral nerve injury. Clin Neurophysiol 119 (2008) 1951-1965
27. Snyder S.K., and Hendricks J.C. Intraoperative neurophysiology testing of the recurrent laryngeal nerve: plaudits and pitfalls. Surgery 138 (2005) 1183-1191