Effect of intraoperative neuromonitoring on recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy rates after thyroid surgery—A meta-analysis Shixing Zheng, Zhiwen Xu, Yuanyuan Wei, Manli Zeng, Jinnian He Journal of the Formosan Medical Association Volume 112, Issue 8, Pages 463-472 (August 2013) DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2012.03.003 Copyright © 2012 Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Flow diagram of article selection for inclusion in this study. Journal of the Formosan Medical Association 2013 112, 463-472DOI: (10.1016/j.jfma.2012.03.003) Copyright © 2012 Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Methodological quality summary: review authors' judgments regarding each methodological quality item of each included study. Journal of the Formosan Medical Association 2013 112, 463-472DOI: (10.1016/j.jfma.2012.03.003) Copyright © 2012 Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Methodological quality graph: review authors' judgments about each methodological quality item presented as percentages for all included studies. Journal of the Formosan Medical Association 2013 112, 463-472DOI: (10.1016/j.jfma.2012.03.003) Copyright © 2012 Terms and Conditions
Figure 4 Funnel plots depicting the odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) and standard errors (SE) for total (A), transient (B), and persistent (C) recurrent laryngeal nerve palsies in the included studies. Total recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy is defined as transient recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy in combination with permanent recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy. Journal of the Formosan Medical Association 2013 112, 463-472DOI: (10.1016/j.jfma.2012.03.003) Copyright © 2012 Terms and Conditions
Figure 5 Forest plots showing the distributions of (A) total recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy, (B) transient recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy, and (C) persistent recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy. Total recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy is defined as transient recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy in combination with permanent recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy. CI = confidence interval. Journal of the Formosan Medical Association 2013 112, 463-472DOI: (10.1016/j.jfma.2012.03.003) Copyright © 2012 Terms and Conditions