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- Title
Pediatric intraoperative nerve monitoring during thyroid surgery: A review from the American Head and Neck Society Endocrine Surgery Section and the International Neural Monitoring Study Group.
- Authors
Diercks, Gillian R.; Rastatter, Jeff C.; Kazahaya, Ken; Kamani, Dipti; Quintanilla‐Dieck, Lourdes; Shindo, Maisie L.; Hartnick, Christopher; Shin, Jennifer J.; Singer, Michael C.; Stack, Brendan C.; Chen, Amy Y.; St. John, Maie A.; Scharpf, Joseph; Agrawal, Nishant; Jayawardena, Asitha D. L.; Iwata, Ayaka J.; Okose, Okenwa; Wang, Bo; McIlroy, Dioan; Cheung, Anthony
- Abstract
Children are more likely to experience recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) injury during thyroid surgery. Intraoperative nerve monitoring (IONM) may assist in nerve identification and surgical decision making. A literature review of pediatric IONM was performed and used to inform a monitoring technique guide and expert opinion statements. Pediatric IONM is achieved using a variety of methods. When age‐appropriate endotracheal tubes with integrated surface electrodes are not available, an alternative method should be used. Patient age and surgeon experience with laryngoscopy influence technique selection; four techniques are described in detail. Surgeons must be familiar with the nuances of monitoring technique and interpretation; opinion statements address optimizing this technology in children. Adult IONM guidelines may offer strategies for surgical decision making in children. In some cases, delay of second‐sided surgery may reduce bilateral RLN injury risk.
- Subjects
INTRAOPERATIVE monitoring; RECURRENT laryngeal nerve; DECISION making in children; THYROID gland; NECK; ENDOTRACHEAL tubes
- Publication
Head & Neck, 2022, Vol 44, Issue 6, p1468
- ISSN
1043-3074
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/hed.27010