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Table 4 Course in hospital and complications

From: A systematic approach to the recurrent laryngeal nerve dissection at the cricothyroid junction

 

Total thyroidectomy

n = 91

Hemi–thyroidectomy

n = 213

Completion thyroidectomy

n = 38

Total

n = 342

Nights in hospital – median (Range)

1 (0–30)

0 (0–3)

1 (1–7)

1 (0 – 30)

Conversion to alternative approach – n (%)

2 (2%)

1 (3%)

3 (1%)

Complications – n (%)

 Transient hypocalcemia

16 (18%)

1 (3%)

17 (5%)

 Permanent hypocalcemia

1 (1%)

2 (5%)

3 (1%)

 Temporary vocal cord paresis/Paralysis

13 (14%)

14 (7%)

3 (8%)

30 (9%)

 Permanent vocal cord paresis/Paralysis

1 (1%)

1 (0.3%)

 Hematoma

1 (1%)

4 (2%)

1 (3%)

6 (2%)

 Seroma

1 (0.5%)

 

 Wound infection

5 (6%)

3 (1%)

1 (2.6%)

9 (3%)

 Subcutaneous emphysema

1 (1%)

2 (1%)

3 (1%)