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Routine continuous intraoperative neuromonitoring (CIONM) in thyroidectomy is the most cost-effective strategy, significantly reducing nerve injury costs and improving patient outcomes. Automated nerve monitoring offers a viable alternative for limited CIONM deployment.

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continuous intraoperative neuromonitoring (CIONM)cost‐effectivenesscost–utilityhealth economicsintraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM)nerve trend monitoring/automated EMG trend monitoringpostoperative laryngoscopyrecurrent laryngeal nerve injurytechnical failurethyroidectomy

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Area of Science:

  • Health Economics
  • Surgical Innovation
  • Neurosurgery

Background:

  • Intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) strategies in thyroidectomy vary in cost-effectiveness.
  • Optimizing IONM can reduce recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) injuries and associated costs.
  • The economic impact of continuous IONM (CIONM) and automated monitoring requires detailed analysis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the cost-utility of different IONM strategies in thyroidectomy.
  • To quantify the impact of CIONM, automated monitoring, and laryngoscopy policies on costs and medicolegal burden.
  • To evaluate IONM cost-effectiveness across commercial platforms and utilization settings.

Main Methods:

  • A decision-analytic cost-utility model simulating 6000 thyroidectomies was developed.
  • Full pathway micro-costing and QALY outcomes were used to compare strategies including visual identification, intermittent IONM, CIONM, and automated EMG trend monitoring.
  • The model incorporated RLN injury costs, laryngoscopy policies, and technical failure rates.

Main Results:

  • Higher neuromonitoring utilization reduced costs, with routine CIONM achieving the lowest monitoring expenses (~€240/case).
  • CIONM and intermittent IONM significantly lowered permanent/transient RLN palsy rates and related costs.
  • Total per-case costs were lowest with CIONM (€4100), demonstrating cost-effectiveness (ICER ≈€8000).

Conclusions:

  • Routine CIONM in high-volume centers is the most economically favorable thyroidectomy strategy, offering substantial savings.
  • Selective EMG-guided laryngoscopy and minimizing technical failures further improve cost-utility.
  • Automated trend-monitoring platforms provide a pragmatic, near-equivalent alternative to CIONM.