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VCP Rates by Hospital IONM Usage Rate
| Hospitals that do not use IONM, % |
Hospitals with Selective (<50%) IONM use, % |
Hospitals with Routine (>50%) IONM use |
p Value |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All thyroids | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.1% | <0.001 |
| Partial thyroidectomy | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.4% | <0.001 |
| Total thyroid without neck dissection | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.8% | 0.213 |
| Total thyroid with neck dissection | 4.8 | 3.9 | 0 | <0.001 |
