Recurrent Nerve Injury After Total Thyroidectomy: Risk Factor Analysis of a Targeted NSQIP Data Set

DISCUSSION: Recurrent laryngeal nerve injury is common after thyroidectomy and is associated with significant morbidity, despite best practices. Attention to preoperative characteristics may help clinicians to further risk stratify patients prior to thyroidectomy. While IONM does not mitigate all complications, use of this technology may decrease severity of postoperative complications.PMID:34812058 | DOI:10.1177/00031348211054701

Source: The American Surgeon - November 23, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: David A Mahvi Lily V Saadat Jamie Knell Richard D Urman Edward E Whang Nancy L Cho Source Type: research