Short-Term Complications After Total Thyroidectomy in Children.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Total thyroidectomy for benign disease is becoming more common among children. The purpose of this study was to evaluate 30-day outcomes in children undergoing total thyroidectomy and determine if the short-term outcomes are different in those with a malignant versus benign indication for surgery.

Methods

This retrospective cohort study used the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program-Pediatric (NSQIP-Pediatric) to identify all children who underwent total thyroidectomy from 2015 to 2019. Fisher's exact test was used to compare postoperative outcomes between benign and malignant indications for thyroidectomy.

Results

Among 1595 total thyroidectomy patients, 1091 (68.4%) had a benign indication and 504 (31.6%) had a malig

SUBMITTER: Reiter AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9877187 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature