Should the thyroid bed be drained after thyroidectomy?
Langenbecks Arch Surg
; 391(3): 228-30, 2006 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-16733762
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Although routine drainage of the thyroidectomy bed is not an evidenced-based practice, most surgeons still employ routine drainage with an effort to monitor postoperative bleeding. The aim of this study is present our experience on draining and not draining the thyroidectomy bed. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Records of 1,066 patients who underwent thyroid surgery were evaluated retrospectively.RESULTS:
The rates of the re-operations due to life-threatening postoperative hemorrhage and wound infections were higher in the drained group. The average postoperative hospital stay of the drained group was significantly longer than that of the non-drained group.CONCLUSION:
Routine drainage of the thyroidectomy bed is not effective in decreasing the rate of postoperative complications after thyroid surgery, and it causes a prolonged hospital stay and surgical site infection.
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01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Cuidados Posoperatorios
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Complicaciones Posoperatorias
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Tiroidectomía
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Drenaje
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Langenbecks Arch Surg
Año:
2006
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Turquía