ArticleEuropean thyroid journal2021
Sex-Specific Differences in Outcomes Following Thyroidectomy: A Population-Based Cohort Study.
Article in European thyroid journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Modeling the Relationship of Age With Hypocalcemia Following Total Thyroidectomy: A NSQIP Analysis.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2026Article
- Surgical Outcomes of Thyroidectomy in Geriatric Patients Aged 80 Years and Older: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Risk factors for difficult thyroidectomy and postoperative morbidity do not match: retrospective study from an endocrine surgery academic referral centre.Updates in surgery · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionNumbers of thyroidectomies and awareness of postoperative quality measures have both increased. Potential sex-specific variations in clinical outcomes of patients undergoing thyroidectomy are controversial.
objectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate sex-specific differences in outcomes following thyroidectomy.
methodsThis is a population-based cohort study of all adult patients undergoing either hemi- or total thyroidectomy in Switzerland from 2011 to 2015. The primary outcome was all-cause 30-day readmission rate. The main secondary outcomes were intensive care unit (ICU) admission, surgical re-intervention, in-hospital mortality, length of hospital stay (LOS), postoperative calcium disorder, vocal cord paresis, and hematoma.
resultsOf 16,776 patients undergoing thyroidectomy, the majority of patients undergoing thyroidectomy were female (79%), with a median age of 52 (IQR 42-64) years. Within 30 days after the surgery, male patients had significantly higher rates of hospital readmission (adjusted risk ratio [RR] 1.38; 95% confidence interval [95% CI] 1.11-1.72,
conclusionsMale patients undergoing thyroidectomy have higher 30-day hospital readmission and ICU admission rates. Following surgery, male patients revealed higher rates of neck hematoma, while hypocalcemia was more frequent among female patients.
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