CR	Complete resection
CI	Confidence interval
EMG	Electromyography
ETT	Endotracheal tube
IONM	Intraoperative nerve monitoring
LRLNI	Late recurrent laryngeal nerve injury
NMB	Neuromuscular blockade
OR	Odds ratio
p	p-value
PRLNI	Permanent recurrent laryngeal nerve injury
RLN	Recurrent laryngeal nerve
RLNI	Recurrent laryngeal nerve injury
RR	Risk ratio
SRLNI	Symptomatic recurrent laryngeal nerve injury
SSEP	Somatosensory evoked potential
TcMEP	Transcranial motor evoked potential
TR	Total resection
TSRLNI	Temporary symptomatic recurrent laryngeal nerve injury
VAS	Visual analogue scale