ReviewClinical medicine insights. Ear, nose and throat2017
Is Outpatient Thyroid Surgery for Everyone?
Review in Clinical medicine insights. Ear, nose and throat, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- ERAS thyroidectomy within the Italian DRG-based public health system: surgical efficiency is penalized.Updates in surgery · 2026Article
- Overnight total thyroidectomy: a safe management.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2025Article
- Hemithyroidectomy versus total thyroidectomy for patients with differentiated thyroid cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Gland surgery · 2025Article
- Factors Increasing the Likelihood of Postoperative Hematomas Following Thyroid Surgery.Head & neck · 2025Article
- The challenges experienced by patients in the early period after thyroidectomy and the effects on sleep quality.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- The use and costs of same-day surgery versus overnight admission for total thyroidectomy: A multi-state, all-payer analysis.Surgery · 2024Article
- Outpatient compared to inpatient thyroidectomy on 30-day postoperative outcomes: a national propensity matched analysis.Perioperative medicine (London, England) · 2023Article
- Delayed respiratory distress after thyroidectomy-another challenge for us: a case report.Gland surgery · 2023Article
- The safety, benefits and future development of overnight and outpatient thyroidectomy.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Review
- Trends in Thyroid Surgery and Guideline-Concordant Care in the United States, 2007-2018.Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association · 2021Article
- Rising Cost of Thyroid Surgery in Adult Patients.The Journal of surgical research · 2021Article
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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Thyroidectomy is a common surgical procedure. Traditionally, surgeons have performed thyroidectomy on an inpatient basis. However, consistent with current trends in surgery, some practices are transitioning thyroidectomy to an outpatient setting. Although concerns for hypocalcemia and postoperative bleeding exist regardless of surgeon experience, multiple studies demonstrate that outpatient thyroidectomy is safe in the hands of high-volume surgeons. Indeed, experienced thyroid surgeons who perform thyroidectomy in an outpatient setting experience excellent patient outcomes and reduced costs. However, outpatient thyroidectomy may not be suitable for all surgeons, hospitals, or patients. When evaluating whether to implement an outpatient thyroid program, a practice should consider a number of important factors including the team performing the procedure, the hospital, and the patient. With the appropriate staff education and experience, hospital setting, and patient selection, practices in a multitude of settings can successfully develop a safe, cost-effective outpatient thyroid program.
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