Investigation of optimal intensity and safety of electrical nerve stimulation during intraoperative neuromonitoring of the recurrent laryngeal nerve: A prospective porcine model

Head and Neck

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1295-1301

  Wu, Che Wei ^a,b,d   Lu, I Cheng ^b,d   Randolph, Gregory W ^f   Kuo, Wen Rei ^b,c   Lee, Ka Wo ^b,c   Chen, Chang Lin ^e   Chiang, Feng Yu ^b,c  

^a KAOHSIUNG MUNICIPAL HSIAO KANG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e Kaohsiung Municipal Min Sheng Hospital   (Taiwan)

^f HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

intraoperative neuromonitoring; porcine model; recurrent laryngeal nerve; safety; thyroid surgery

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED RESPONSE; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; NERVE INJURY; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMONITORING; NONHUMAN; PIGLET; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; RISK ASSESSMENT; VAGUS NERVE; WAVEFORM;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LARYNGEAL MUSCLES; MODELS, ANIMAL; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; SWINE; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 78149411886     PISSN: 10433074     EISSN: 10970347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hed.21324     Document Type: Article

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