Impact of Intermittent Intraoperative Neuromonitoring (IONM) on the Learning Curve for Total Thyroidectomy by Residents in General Surgery

CONCLUSIONS: The study demonstrates that the use of IONM thyroid surgery, despite requiring a specific training with experienced surgeons, does not particularly affect the learning curve of residents approaching this kind of surgery, and for this reason its routine use should be encouraged even for trainees.PMID:38632109 | DOI:10.1177/15533506241248974

Source: Surgical Innovation - April 17, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Alessia Fassari Alessandra Micalizzi Giulio Lelli Angela Gurrado Andrea Polistena Angelo Iossa Francesco De Angelis Lorenzo Martini Giovanni Traumuller Tamagnini Mario Testini Giuseppe Cavallaro Source Type: research