Postoperative paralysis of the vocal cords resulting from intraoperative surgical injury of the recurrent laryngeal nerve is one of the most serious complications of elective thyroid surgery. The chance of injury is reduced by using intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM). This educational report describes a case of IONM failure resulting from residual muscle relaxation that was restored by administration of sugammadex. It discusses possible pharmacology explanations and provides recommendations for how to prevent this situation in daily practice.
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