Technology Helps Surgeons Locate Patient's Nerves and Avoid Intraoperative Nerve Damage - HospiMedica

A new technology can help surgeons know where a patient’s nerves are, lessening the chance of nerve damage during a surgical procedure.

A patient can face a double-digit percentage chance of sustaining a nerve injury during surgery, depending upon the procedure. For example, people needing their thyroid gland removed are looking at a… [+2553 chars]

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