Abstract：
BACKGROUND:Outpatient surgery is cost effective and convenient. The aim of this study was to determine the safety and feasibility of outpatient thyroidectomy. METHODS:Retrospective review was performed of all thyroidectomy patients from a tertiary care center between January 2004 and March 2010. RESULTS:One hundred forty-eight patients met the inclusion criteria. Subtotal and hemithyroidectomies (n = 79) were compared against completion and total thyroidectomies (n = 72). Nine total thyroidectomy patients (12.5%) required unplanned overnight admission, compared with 4 hemithyroidectomy patients (5.1%) (P = .15). The majority were admitted for pain and nausea control. Overnight admissions were highest among men (32% vs 5%, P = .002) and patients with Graves' disease (36% vs 6%, P = .003). Postoperative complications occurred in 6 total thyroidectomy patients (8.3%) and 3 hemithyroidectomy patients (3.8%) (P = .31). Only 4 patients (2.6%) required readmission for complications. There were no deaths. CONCLUSIONS:Outpatient thyroidectomy performed by an experienced surgeon is safe and feasible. Men and patients with Graves' disease have a higher probability of requiring postoperative admission.
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Am J Surgjournal_title
American journal of surgeryauthors
Hessman C,Fields J,Schuman Edoi
10.1016/j.amjsurg.2011.01.023subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2011-05-01 00:00:00pages
565-8issue
5eissn
0002-9610issn
1879-1883pii
S0002-9610(11)00128-0journal_volume
201pub_type
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