title: Thumb paraesthesia after neuromuscular twitch monitoring.
abstract: Nine patients, who had operations for ear and nose pathology and developed left thumb paraesthesia after neuromuscular twitch monitoring with the Gould Statham UC3 force displacement transducer are described. The pathophysiology and prevention of the complication is discussed.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Sia
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Straatman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004423:Ear / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D009469:Neuromuscular Junction / Q000502:physiology*; D009666:Nose / Q000601:surgery; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000209:etiology*; D009435:Synaptic Transmission; D013933:Thumb / Q000502:physiology; D014160:Transducers, Pressure