Joint Commission

Procedures and Modalities
    SPINAL PROCEDURES     INVOLVED STRUCTURES     MODALITIES WE MONITOR
    Cervical
(ACDF-PCF-Corpectomy)
    Brainstem Pathways & Spinal Cord     SSEP, MEP, EEG, EMG
    Thoracic/Thoracolumbar
(Corpectomy-Fusion-Kyphoplasty)
    Spinal Cord & Lumbar Nerve Roots     SSEP, MEP, EEG, EMG, tEMG
    Lumbar/Sacral
(Fusion-Decompression)
    Lumbar/Sacral Nerve Roots & Spinal Cord Pathways     SSEP, EEG, EMG, tEMG


    CRANIAL     INVOLVED STRUCTURES     MODALITIES WE MONITOR
    Aneurysm
    Aneurysm feeder arteries, Cortex, and Vertebrobasilar System     EEG, BAER, SSEP, MEP
    Acoustic Neuroma
    Facial Nerve, Motor Cortex, and Language Area of Brain (Wernicke/Broca)     BAER, EMG, tEMG, speech mapping
    Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
    Brainstem Pathways, Involved Arteries, Cortical Structures     EEG, MEP, SEP
    Brain Tumor Removal
    Cranial Nerves, Motor/Sensory Cortex, and Language Areas     BAER, EMG, tEMG SSEP, EEG, Cortical/ Motor Mapping, Speech Mapping
    Cerebellopontine Angle Tumor (CPA)
    Cranial Nerves (near CPA), Brainstem Pathways     BAER, EMG, tEMG, SEP,
    Temporal Lobe Surgery
    Cranial Nerves     EEG
    Microvascular Decompression Facial and Trigeminal
    Facial, Trigeminal, and Other Associated Cranial Nerves     BAER, EMG
    Optic Nerve Tumor Removal
    Optic Nerve     VEP


    ENT     INVOLVED STRUCTURES     MODALITIES WE MONITOR
    Parotidectomy
    Facial Nerve     EMG, tEMG
    Thyroidectomy/Parathyroidectomy
    RLN (Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve)     EMG, tEMG
    Tympanomastoidectomy
    Facial Nerve     EMG, tEMG


    PERIPHERAL     INVOLVED STRUCTURES     MODALITIES WE MONITOR
    Hip Related Procedures
(Acetabeular Fracture Repair)
    Sciatic Nerve     SSEP, EMG
    Peripheral Nerves
    Associated Mixed Nerves     SSEP, EMG, tEMG


    VASCULAR     INVOLVED STRUCTURES     MODALITIES WE MONITOR
    CEA (Carotid Endarterectomy)
    Cortex, Middle Cerebral Artery, Brainstem Pathways     SSEP, EEG,
    Cardiopulmony Bypass
    Cortex     SSEP, EEG
    Aortic Aneurysm Repair
    Cortical Structures and Brainstem Pathways     SSEP, MEP
    Carotid Tumor Removal
    Cortex, Middle Cerebral Artery, Brainstem Pathways     SSEP, EEG,




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