A mouthful - airway matters in intraoperative neuromonitoring in auditory brainstem implant surgery for the pediatric patient: a case series

A mouthful - airway matters in intraoperative neuromonitoring in auditory brainstem implant surgery for the pediatric patient: a case series

Abstract Background The Auditory brainstem implant (ABI) is a new surgical option for hearing impaired children. Intraoperative neurophysiology monitoring includes brainstem mapping of cranial nerve (CN) IX, X, XI, XII and their motor nuclei, and corticobulbar tract motor-evoked potential. These req...

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Main Authors: Charis Khoo, A. H. NurHafiizhoh, Angela Tan, Tracy Tan, Hwan Ing Hee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
Subjects:
Child
Auditory brain stem implants
Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring
Airway management
Evoked potentials, motor
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12871-018-0628-z

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