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Table 1 Patient’ demographics and diagnosis

From: FOCUS harmonic scalpel compared to conventional hemostasis in open total thyroidectomy - a prospective randomized study

 

Group I (n = 389)

Group II (n = 389)

P value

Mean age, y (mean ± SD)

50.1 ± 19.3

48.5 ± 21.8

NS

Sex (F/M)

323/66

332/57

NS

Diagnosis:

   

Multinodular goiters

313

309

NS

Hashimoto’s thyroiditis

9

7

NS

Thyroid cancer

56

64

NS

Graves disease

11

9

NS

  1. F female, M male, SD stand deviation, NS not significant.
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Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery

ISSN: 1916-0216

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