The INMSG Survey on the Loss of Signal Management on the First Side During Planned Bilateral Thyroid Surgery.
Tzu-Yen HuangHsin-Yi TsengFrancesco FrattiniMarika D RussellAmr H Abdelhamid AhmedFrank WeberPaulina WierzbickaI-Cheng LuKwang Yoon JungÖzer MakayYoung Jun ChaiFeng-Yu ChiangRick SchneiderMarcin BarczyńskiHenning DralleGregory W RandolphChe-Wei WuGianlorenzo DionigiPublished in: Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale (2024)
Respondents felt that IONM was optimized when conducted under a collaborative team-based approach, and completed IONM standard procedures and management algorithm for LOS, especially those with high volume. In cases of first-site LOS, surgeons can determine the optimal management of disease-related, patient-related, and surgical factors. Surgeons need additional education on LOS management standards and guidelines to master their decision-making process involving the application of IONM.