Rethinking drain protocols in pediatric thyroidectomy
Post thyroidectomy complications are rare and the decision to forgo drain placement did not increase risk of complication in a pediatric cohort. No complications were seen with CND regardless of drain status suggesting drains may not be necessary in this population.
Authors
- Matthew M. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6593-9559)
- Charles M. Myer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5959-7372)
- Kaitlyn Zenner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5856-4357)
- Ashley L. Soaper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9442-2356)
- Michael J. Rutter
Institutions
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
- Published
- 2025-10-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijporl.2025.112596
- Primary Topic
- Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00