Why the study?
With advances in testing devices and anesthesiology, the utility and accuracy of IONM have evolved, leading to rapidly growing needs for IONM expertise across diverse hospital types.
This document provides the 2020 updated clinical practice guidelines for intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring in Korea, standardizing personnel, supervision, and technical protocols.
With the recent development of new devices for neurophysiological testing and advance in anesthesiology, the utility and accuracy of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM) evolved greatly. Though the needs for IONM services had been previously limited to the large academic hospitals, recently there have been rapidly growing needs for neurophysiologists with expertise in IONM from diverse types of hospitals. The primary goal of Korean Society of Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring (KSION) is to promote the development of IONM research groups and to contribute to the improvement of fellowship among members and human health through academic projects. These guidelines are based on extensive literature reviews, recruitment of expert opinions, and consensus among KSION board members. This current version of the guidelines were fully approved by the KSION, Korean Neurological Association, Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine, Korean Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, and Korean Association of EMG Electrodiagnostic Medicine.
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A 2020 study conducted a review in Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring. Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM) was evaluated. This updated 2020 clinical practice guideline provides comprehensive recommendations for the application, team composition, supervision, and interpretation of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring.
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