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Predicting postoperative facial nerve paralysis by using intraoperative nerve monitoring during parotid surgery
Masaaki Higashino1, Ichita Kinoshita2, Tsuyoshi Jinnin2
1Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 2-7 Daigaku-Machi, Takatsuki, Osaka, 569-8686, Japan. masaaki.higashino@ompu.ac.jp.
Objectives:
To investigate a method for predicting postoperative facial nerve paralysis (POFNP) during parotid surgery using intraoperative nerve monitoring (IONM).
Methods:
We assessed prediction for POFNP by using IONM, comparing between stimulation in the facial nerve trunk and each branch by using facial nerve monitoring. The amplitude response ratio (ARR) was calculated for the trunk/periphery. In addition, we then examined the correlation between ARR and time to recovery of paralyzed branches.
Results:
372 branches of 93 patients did not develop POFNP and were classified as group A. Among 20 patients who developed POFNP, 51 branches without POFNP were classified as group B, and 29 branches with POFNP were classified as group C. The ARR was approximately 1 in group A and B. but less than 0.5 in all branches in Group C. When the cut off value of ARR was set at 0.55, the sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of POFNP diagnosis by ARR were 96.5%, 93.1%, and 96.8%, respectively.
Conclusion:
Using IONM during parotid surgery enables easy prediction of POFNP.
