Neuromuscular Block Monitoring During Monitored Thyroidectomy

Kaohsiung Medical University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Thyroid Surgery

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04982185

KMUHIRB-E(I)-20210070

Details and patient eligibility

About

Titration of neuromuscular block (NMB) plays a key role in intraoperative recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring during thyroid surgery. Aim to titrate sugammadex dose based on neuromuscular block degree as a surgeon friendly protocol with high intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) quality.

Enrollment: 116 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• elective monitored thyroidectomy

Exclusion criteria

• previous thyroid surgery
• preexisting vocal cord palsy

Trial design

116 participants in 2 patient groups

Deep block

Description:

Deep neuromuscular block before initial (V1) vagal stimulation.

Moderate block

Description:

Moderate neuromuscular block before initial (V1) vagal stimulation.