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Influence of rocuronium on achieving optimal vagal stimulation during intraoperative nerve monitoring in thyroid surgery
Authors:Erman Alçi  Murat Özdemir  Almir Mi̇ftari̇  Safa Vatansever  Demet Sergi̇n  Mustafa Nuri Deni̇z  Sezgin Ulukaya  Gökhan İçöz  Mahir Akyildiz  Özer Makay
Affiliation:1. Balikesir University Research Hospital, Dep General Surgery, Balikesir, Turkey;2. Ege University Hospital, Dep General Surgery, Div Endocrine Surgery, Izmir, Turkey;3. Ege University Hospital, Dep Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Izmir, Turkey
Abstract:
BackgroundIn the present study we determine the feasibility of intraoperative neuromonitoring following the administration of a nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent during thyroid operations, as well as the influence of rocuronium on the achievement of optimal vagal stimulation during intraoperative neuromonitoring in thyroid surgery. We further investigate whether accelerometry is a reliable approach to obtaining an ipsilateral vagus signal prior to recurrent laryngeal nerve dissection.MethodsIncluded in the study were 61 thyroidectomized patients whose demographic data, indications, type of surgery, vagus, and recurrent nerve values before and after resection were obtained. We created five groups of patients based on the twitch values recorded during ipsilateral vagus stimulation prior to the recurrent laryngeal nerve dissection: (1) <10%, (2) 11–25%, (3) 26–50%, (4) 51–75% and (5) >75%.ResultsThe average electromyography amplitudes of the vagus nerve prior to the determination of the recurrent laryngeal nerve for each group were 552 μV, 463 μV, 543 μV, 513 μV and 551 μV, respectively. No difference between the groups was observed in this regard (p > 0.05).ConclusionIt can be expected that as soon as the effects of neuromuscular blockers on the peripheral muscles begin to abate, it will be possible to obtain the ipsilateral vagus signal prior to recurrent laryngeal nerve dissection at the desired levels. It can be concluded from this study that accelerometry using the pollicis muscle is an unreliable tool for the interpretation of the proper electromyography signals of the vagus nerve prior to the determination of the recurrent laryngeal nerve.
Keywords:accelerometer  Intraoperative neuromonitoring  Thyroid  Train of four  Rocuronium
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