The TOFr of 0.75 to 0.85 is the optimal timing for IONM during thyroid surgery: a prospective observational cohort study.

BMC Anesthesiol

Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Unit, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center; Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.

Published: August 2023

Backgroud: Recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) injury is one of the serious complications of thyroid tumour surgery, surgical treatment of thyroid cancer requires careful consideration of the RLN and its impact on glottis function. There has been no unified standard for precise neuromuscular block monitoring to guide the monitoring of RLN in thyroid surgery. This study aimed to investigate the correlation between Train-of-four stabilization ratio (TOFr) and neural signal values of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (INOM) during thyroid operation, and further to determine the optimal timing for INOM during thyroid operation.

Methods: Patients scheduled for thyroid tumour resection with INOM and RLN monitoring from April 2018 to July 2018 in our center were recruited. Electromyography (EMG) signals and corresponding TOFr were collected. All nerve stimulation data were included in group VR. Vagus nerve stimulation data were included in Subgroup V. RLN stimulation data were included in Subgroup R. The timing of recording was as follows: Vagus nerve EMG amplitude after opening the lateral space between the thyroid and carotid sheath and before the initiation of thyroid dissection, RLN EMG amplitude at first recognition, RLN EMG amplitude after complete thyroid dissection (Repeat three times), and Vagus nerve EMG amplitude after resection of the thyroid (Repeat three times). Correlation analysis of continuous variables was described by a scatter diagram. Pearson correlation analysis or Spearman correlation analysis was used for the two groups of variables.

Results: Finally, 134 vagus nerve signals and 143 RLN signals were analysed after matching with TOFr. The EMG amplitude in the VR group and subgroups after nerve stimulation was positively correlated with TOFr (p < 0.05). In the VR, V and R group, the incidence of EMG ≥ 500 µV in the 0.75 < TOFr ≤ 0.85 interval was significantly higher than the 0 < TOFr ≤ 0.75 interval (P = 0.002, P = 0.013 and P = 0.029), and has no statistical difference compared to 0.85 < TOFr ≤ 0.95 interval (P > 0.05).

Conclusions: The EMG signals of the RLN and vagus nerve stimulation during thyroid surgery were positively correlated with TOFr. TOFr > 0.75 could reflect more than 50% of the effective nerve electrophysiological signals, 0.75 < TOFr ≤ 0.85 interval was the optimal timing for IONM during thyroid surgery.

Trial Registration: Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (ChiCTR1800015797) Registered on 20/04/2018. https://www.chictr.org.cn .

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