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Abstract
Background  Malpositioning of the endotracheal surface electrodes can result in dysfunction of intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) and
increase the risk of recurrent laryngeal nerve injury. The purpose of this study was to investigate the optimal depth of the
nerve integrity monitor (NIM) EMG endotracheal tube.

Methods  We enrolled 105 adult patients undergoing elective thyroidectomy. Each Medtronic Xomed NIM EMG endotracheal tube was placed