Does the use of neuromonitoring during head and neck surgery allow control of eventualities that may occur during surgery and in the postoperative period?

Abstract

The primary objective of intraoperative monitoring is to reduce the risk of injuring any nervous structure found during a surgical intervention. Different techniques have been developed that are applicable in various types of surgery. In head and neck surgery it has been seen with interest since the dimensions from an anatomical point of view are reduced compared to other parts of the body. Objective: In this area, the use of these techniques began approximately in 1898 in Berlin by Dr. Fedor Krause. His surgery consisted of monitoring the facial nerve, after a section of the cochlear nerve. Method: The technique consisted of stimulation of the area where the nervous structure is located in order to end up identifying it and determining that there is no damage. Conclusion: Depending on the nervous structure, its use will have greater benefit. Its use in reinterventions is very well accepted, it can allow us to estimate what the patient's evolution will be.