Postoperative vocal fold palsy in patients undergoing thyroid surgery with continuous or intermittent nerve monitoring

Continuous monitoring of electromyographic (EMG) amplitudes of the vocal muscles detects impending injury of the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) during thyroid operations earlier than intermittent EMG monitoring. This may alert the surgeon to stop a manoeuvre causing stretching or pressure on the RLN, with better recovery of nerve function.Patients with intact preoperative RLN function who underwent thyroid surgery for benign disease between...