Table 3.
The utility of indocyanine green fluorescence in identification and preservation of parathyroid glands during thyroidectomy and/or parathyroidectomy.
| Paper | Procedure | Dataset | Detected PGs with ICGF (%) | Transient HP (%) | Permanent HP (%) | Incidental PTX (%) | Mean PTH Level (pg/dL) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaidi N 2016 [116] | Thyroidectomy | 85 PGs 27 patients |
84 | Patients with at least 2 PGs with the ICGF < 30% of the PG’s volume, POD 1: 9 |
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| Patients with fewer than 2 PGs with the ICGF < 30% of the PG’s volume, POD 1: 19.5 | |||||||
| p = 0.05 | |||||||
| Yu H W 2016 [117] | Thyroidectomy | 44 patients without ICGF |
18.2 | 2.3 | 15.9 | ||
| 22 patients with ICGF | 18.2 | 4.5 | 0 | ||||
| Rudin A 2019 [119] | Thyroidectomy | 124 patients without ICGF |
21 | ||||
| 86 patients with ICGF | 82 | 19 | |||||
| Zaidi N 2016 [120] | PTX | 112 PGs 33 patients |
92.9 |
PTX—parathyroidectomy, PG—parathyroid gland, HP—hypoparathyroidism, ICGF—indocyanine green fluorescence, PTH—parathyroid hormone, POD—postoperative day.