Naseem Baloch, Tabinda Aslam, Mumtaz Maher.
Completion thyroidectomy: relation of timing with complications.
Pak J Surg Jan ;23(4):245-7.

Objective: To assess the association of timing with complications following completion thyroidectomy. Design & Duration: Prospective, quasi-experimental clinical trial from June 2002 to March 2007. Setting: Surgical Unit-2, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), Karachi. Patients: A total of 114 patients who underwent completion thyroidectomy. Methodology: The patients were divided into two groups viz. Group-I (n=76) where completion thyroidectomy was performed between 10 days and three months and Group-II (n=38) where completion thyroidectomy was carried out beyond this time. Results: Transient hypocalcaemia was seen in two cases of Group-I and one case of Group-IL while transient recurrent laryngeal nerve paresis was seen in two patients, one in each group. However, there was no statistically significant difference in the outcome between Group-I and IL in terms of complications. Conclusion: Timing does not influence the complication rate after completion thyroidectomy.

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