Should hemithyroidectomies be performed as a day-case procedure: A 2-year retrospective review of thyroid lobectomies in a tertiary centre.
Key Points: 1) The most concerning post-operative complication is haematoma formation leading to airway compromise 2) Despite endorsement from BADS day-case lobectomies are not commonly performed 3) There was no statistically significant relationship
Authors
- Muhammad Usman Shahid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0809-9901)
- R Taylor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4580-7938)
- Ian Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1236-2872)
- Emma Turner
Institutions
- Bradford Royal Infirmary (GB)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2025-09-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.22541/au.175879091.11412530/v1
- Primary Topic
- Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00