Multimodality Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring (IONM) During Shoulder Surgeries. 2020

Faisal R Jahangiri, and James Blaylock, and Nida Qadir, and Jason A Ramsey
Axis Neuromonitoring LLC , Richardson, Texas.

Introduction: The purpose of this study is to identify the advancing role of Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring (IONM) in detecting and preventing nerve injuries during shoulder surgery procedures. Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of IONM data from ten shoulder procedures. The patients consisted of nine females and one male with ages ranging from 67 to 81 years (median: 74 years). IONM modalities utilized were bilateral Somatosensory Evoked Potentials (SSEP), Transcranial Motor Evoked Potentials (TCeMEP), ipsilateral Electromyogram (EMG) from upper extremity muscles and Train of four (TOF) recordings. Results: A decrease in signals was noted in three patients (30%). Only upper SSEP amplitude decreased in one patient; both upper extremity SSEP and TCeMEP decreased in two patients. Only one patient had poor baseline radial nerve SSEP that improved during the surgery. We performed spontaneous EMG (s-EMG) in all ten patients and successfully recorded triggered (t-EMG) in seven patients (71.4%). In one patient, SSEP and TCeMEP did not improve, and the patient woke up with deficits. Conclusions: In this small series, we were able to identify real-time impending nerve injury. The use of IONM alerted and may have prevented intraoperative nerve injury in 30% of the patients in this series. In one patient, SSEP and TCeMEP did not recover even after the intervention due to severe blood loss. The patient woke up with sensory and motor deficits. The utilization of multimodality IONM can be helpful due to signal changes, therefore minimizing the frequency of nerve injury and deficits.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D011183 Postoperative Complications Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery. Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D012086 Reoperation A repeat operation for the same condition in the same patient due to disease progression or recurrence, or as followup to failed previous surgery. Revision, Joint,Revision, Surgical,Surgery, Repeat,Surgical Revision,Repeat Surgery,Revision Surgery,Joint Revision,Revision Surgeries,Surgery, Revision
D001917 Brachial Plexus The large network of nerve fibers which distributes the innervation of the upper extremity. The brachial plexus extends from the neck into the axilla. In humans, the nerves of the plexus usually originate from the lower cervical and the first thoracic spinal cord segments (C5-C8 and T1), but variations are not uncommon. Plexus, Brachial
D004569 Electroencephalography Recording of electric currents developed in the brain by means of electrodes applied to the scalp, to the surface of the brain, or placed within the substance of the brain. EEG,Electroencephalogram,Electroencephalograms
D004576 Electromyography Recording of the changes in electric potential of muscle by means of surface or needle electrodes. Electromyogram,Surface Electromyography,Electromyograms,Electromyographies,Electromyographies, Surface,Electromyography, Surface,Surface Electromyographies
D005073 Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory The electric response evoked in the CEREBRAL CORTEX by stimulation along AFFERENT PATHWAYS from PERIPHERAL NERVES to CEREBRUM. Somatosensory Evoked Potentials,Evoked Potential, Somatosensory,Somatosensory Evoked Potential
D005260 Female Females
D005593 Fracture Fixation, Internal The use of internal devices (metal plates, nails, rods, etc.) to hold the position of a fracture in proper alignment. Osteosynthesis, Fracture,Fixation, Internal Fracture,Fixations, Internal Fracture,Fracture Fixations, Internal,Fracture Osteosyntheses,Fracture Osteosynthesis,Internal Fracture Fixation,Internal Fracture Fixations,Osteosyntheses, Fracture
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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