title: Intraoperative monitoring of the recurrent laryngeal nerve in 151 consecutive patients undergoing thyroid surgery.
abstract: We present a technique of intraoperative monitoring of the recurrent laryngeal nerve using a surface electrode attached to a routine endotracheal tube. The technique proved noninvasive, easy to use, and reliable in 151 prospective consecutive patients for preventing permanent laryngeal nerve damage in thyroid surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany. thomashemmerling@hotmail.com
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Hemmerling
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bosert
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Jacobi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Klein
mesh_terms: D000200:Action Potentials; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004566:Electrodes; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012009:Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve / Q000502:physiology*; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000601:surgery*; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis