Abstract:Objective To evaluate the clinical value of intraoperative neuromonitoring in thyroidectomy. Methods A total of 370 patients who underwent thyroidectomy in our hospital from January 2016 to September 2018 were retrospectively analyzed and divided into the observation group (179 cases) and the control group (191 cases) according to whether neuromonitoring was used during the operation. The injury rate of RLN after subtotal resection and total resection was compared between the observation group and the control group. The rate of RLN injury after total thyroidectomy and cervical lymph node dissection was compared between the observation group and the control group. The operation time and cost were compared between the observation group and the control group. The relationship between the amplitude of intraoperative RLN EMG signal and postoperative RLN injury symptoms was compared in the observation group. The recognition rate of EBLSN was compared between the observation group and the control group. EBSLN EMG signal and cricothyroid muscle tremor were recorded in the observation group. Results There was no statistically significant difference in the rate of temporary injury of RLN (P?>?0.05) between the observation group and the control group after subtotal resection of benign tumors. There was no statistically significant difference in the rate of permanent injury of RLN (P?>?0.05) between the observation group and the control group after subtotal resection of benign tumors. There was no statistically significant difference in the rate of temporary injury of RLN (P?>?0.05) after total resection of benign tumors in the observation group and the control group; there was no statistically significant difference in the rate of permanent injury of RLN (0/0, P?>?0.05) after total resection of benign tumors in the observation group and the control group. There was statistically significant difference in the rate of permanent injury of RLN (P?0.05) after total thyroidectomy and cervical lymph node dissection for malignant tumors in the observation group and the control group. There was no statistically significant difference in the rate of permanent injury of RLN (P?>?0.05). The differences of operation time and operation cost were statistically significant (P?0.05). Four patients in the observation group presented postoperative RLN injury symptoms and the amplitude of corresponding emg signal amplitude varied between 0 and 50%. EBSLN recognition rate between observation group and control group (P?0.05) was statistically significant. The 28.86% of identified EBSLN in observation group obtained EMG, and 71.14% elicited cricothyroid muscle tremor. Conclusion IONM in thyroid surgery is helpful to reduce the injury rate of RLN, and changes in the amplitude of intraoperative RLN EMG signal can be used to predict nerve function. It is helpful to improve the recognition rate of EBSLN and identify EBSLN more accurately combined with cricothyroid tremor.