Lateral neck dissection surgeon volume and complications in head and neck endocrine malignancy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Increased surgeon volume is associated with decreased complications for many surgeries, including thyroidectomy. We sought to use two national databases to assess for associations between surgeon volume and complications in patients undergoing lateral neck dissection for thyroid or parathyroid malignancy.

Methods

Lateral neck dissections for thyroid and parathyroid cancer from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample and State Inpatient Database were analyzed. The primary outcome was any inpatient complication common to thyroidectomy, parathyroidectomy, or lateral neck dissection. The principle independent variable was surgeon volume. Multivariable analysis was then performed on this retrospective cohort study.

Results

The 1,094 Nationwide Inpatient Sample discharge

SUBMITTER: Campbell JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10506124 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature