Total thyroidectomy without the use of drainage - case series of 66 patients

K Sapalidis; T Strati; I Anastasiadis; N Panteli; L Liavas; I Kesisoglou; I Kanellos

doi:10.12865/CHSJ.40.01.11

Total thyroidectomy without the use of drainage - case series of 66 patients

Curr Health Sci J. 2014 Jan;40(1):57-9. doi: 10.12865/CHSJ.40.01.11. Epub 2013 Dec 29.

Authors

K Sapalidis¹, T Strati¹, I Anastasiadis¹, N Panteli¹, L Liavas¹, I Kesisoglou¹, I Kanellos¹

Affiliation

¹ 3rd Department of Surgery, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this series is to study the need of drainage use after total thyreoidectomy.

Material and methods: Retrospective study of a series of patients who underwent total thyroidectomy from 2005 up to 2013. The presence or not of hematomas, seromas and hemorrhage were recorded.

Results: Out of the 66 patients included in this series, only one case of post-operative hematoma was recorded. Neither a hemorrhage nor a seroma were identified despite the volume, the underlying pathology and the co-morbidity of the patients involved.

Conclusion: In our experience a thyroidectomy with adequate hemostasis does not require the use of drains.

Keywords: complications; drainage; hematoma; total thyroidectomy.

Publication types

Case Reports