Joseph Hartman’s Post

The first thing most think about with neuromonitoring is the prevention of injury, or to make surgery safer. The second purpose might actually end up taking neuromonitoring further. Mapping techniques help guide surgeons in different instances, be it safe entry zones, verifying structures, or optimizing lead placement. Here, the use case is to make surgery more successful. This quick cheat sheet will help the surgical neurophysiologist guide the lead placement in surgeries for an obstructive sleep disorder. The goal of the surgery is to assist in coordinated movements that allow the airways to open up during sleep. The goal of mapping is to assist the surgeon in optimizing the lead placement to accomplish their surgical goals. #entspecialist #entsurgeon #neuromonitoring