How Standard Is “Standard of Care”?

“If you’re going to use [facial nerve monitoring] in your practice,” said Dr. Descher, “you have to be able to explain why.” Dr. Persky countered, “and good clinical experience trumps that.”

Although the panel did not provide definitive guidelines for the cases discussed, it was valuable to see how similarly and differently each would approach the same patient, from evaluation through surgery.

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