Recovery and work ability after partial parotidectomy
Pain was mild thorough the recovery but tightening of the wound, numbness, and tingling last a relatively long time and may be regarded as pain. Over half of the patients were fully or partially able to work after one week. Thus, recovery and work ability are patient- and work-dependant. Remote work, patient counselling about common postoperative symptoms, and signing shorter sick leaves will encourage faster return to everyday life.
Authors
- Lena Hafrén (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4968-4357)
- Karin Blomgren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8381-9174)
- Anniina J. Sakki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2580-9044)
- Marie Lundberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7803-5826)
- Katri L. S. Aro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8103-5237)
- Kari Reijula (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6880-2910)
Institutions
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- Helsinki University Hospital (FI)
- Etelä-Karjalan sosiaali ja terveyspiiri (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Oto-Laryngologica
- Published
- 2025-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00016489.2025.2592763
- Primary Topic
- Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00