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FACTS ON
HEAD & NECK
SURGERY RISKS
DEFINITIONS OF NERVE INJURY
![transient or permanent](/content/dam/medtronic-com/xd-en/c/od08128-nim/head-and-neck-risk-1.png)
STANDARD-OF-CARE
Monitoring nerves during surgery by dissection, isolation and visual inspection
![transient or permanent](/content/dam/medtronic-com/xd-en/c/od08128-nim/facts-on-head-and-neck-2.png)
LIMITATIONS & CHALLENGES
Even the most rigorous visual inspection of nerves does not remove the risk of damage or confirm that functional damage has occurred12,34-35
![limitations and challenges](/content/dam/medtronic-com/xd-en/c/od08128-nim/head-and-neck-risk-2.png)
NERVE INJURY: FAILURE OF BASIC HUMAN FUNCTIONS
![nerve injury](/content/dam/medtronic-com/xd-en/c/od08128-nim/head-and-neck-risk-3-v2.png)
NERVE INJURY: HUMAN BURDEN
![standard of care](/content/dam/medtronic-com/xd-en/c/od08128-nim/head-and-neck-risk-4-v2.png)
RISK OF NERVE INJURY WITH THE
STANDARD-OF-CARE: % OF PATIENTS
Monitoring nerves during surgery by dissection, isolation and visual inspection
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![standard of care](/content/dam/medtronic-com/xd-en/c/od08128-nim/head-and-neck-risk-6.png)
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*Note that there is overlap in terms paresis, paralysis and plasy, with some investigators having collected data on the overall descriptor 'palsy'.
![risk of nerve injury](/content/dam/medtronic-com/xd-en/c/od08128-nim/head-and-neck-risk-13-v2.png)
THE FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF NERVE INJURY
![risk of nerve injury](/content/dam/medtronic-com/xd-en/c/od08128-nim/head-and-neck-risk-14.png)
For patients with vocal fold paralysis resulting from thyroidectomy versus those without this complication118
![risk of nerve injury](/content/dam/medtronic-com/xd-en/c/od08128-nim/head-and-neck-risk-15-v2.png)
See the device manual for detailed information regarding the instructions for use, indications, contraindications, warnings, precautions, and potential adverse events. For further information, contact your local Medtronic representative and/or consult the Medtronic website at www.medtronic.com.