Trial reportSaudi medical journal2023
To drain or not to drain following thyroidectomy.: A prospective, randomized study.
Trial report in Saudi medical journal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06765174 (Drain vs no Drain After Thyroid Surgeries), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Drain vs no Drain After Thyroid Surgeries: a Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial.
Who cites it
6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effect of drainage versus no drainage after thyroid surgery on wound complications, a meta-analysis.International wound journal · 2023Pooled it
- Enhanced cosmetic outcomes with central venous catheter drainage in transoral vestibular endoscopic thyroidectomy: a prospective randomized-controlled trial.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Trial
- Predictive model for increased postoperative drainage volume in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma: a retrospective cohort study.Gland surgery · 2026Article
- Association Between Cervical Drainage and Early Post-Thyroidectomy Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- The Drainage Dilemma in Thyroid Surgeries: A Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate Necessity of Drain Following Thyroidectomy.International journal of applied & basic medical researchArticle
- Tubeless Retroperitoneal Robot-assisted Partial Nephrectomy: An Innovative Approach to Treat Early Renal Tumor.International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of UrologyArticle
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectivesTo ascertain the use of draining the thyroid bed following surgery.
methodsFifty four patients who underwent total thyroidectomy were enrolled in the study between March 2021 and July 2022 and randomly allocated into 2 groups - a drain group and a no drain group. The hospital stay, operating time, post operative pain, post operative complications, cosmesis, and patient's perspectives were compared.
resultsThe mean duration of hospitalization was significantly shorter in the no drain group as compared to the drain group. The post operative pain, as assessed by the Mankoski Pain Scale (MPS) was significantly higher in the drain group than in the no drain group. The cosmetic evaluation undertaken using the Hollander Wound Evaluation Scale, noted that there was a statistically significant difference in scarring between the 2 groups. There was no statistically significant difference in the duration of surgery and post operative complications between the two groups. Patient satisfaction was also noted to be superlative in the no drain group.
conclusionThe routine drain placement following thyroidectomy places the patient at a disadvantage in terms of longer hospitalisation, increased post operative pain and poor cosmetic outcome.
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