A Comparison of Operative Time, Intra-Operative and Post-Operative Complications and Hospital Stay between Ligasure Small Jaw Instrument with Clamp and Tie Method plus Electrocautery in Patients Undergoing Hemithyroidectomy

Phase 3

Completed

• Conditions: A Comparison of Operative Time, Intra-Operative and Post-Operative Complications and Hospital Stay between Ligasure Small Jaw Instrument with Clamp and Tie Method plus Electrocautery in Patients Undergoing Hemithyroidectomy; Ligasure small jaw instrument; Clamp and Tie method plus Electrocautery; Hemithyroidectomy; Operative Time; Complication

• Registration Number: TCTR20220225001
• Lead Sponsor: Chaophrayayommarat Hospital Ethical Committee

Brief Summary

Conclusions : Ligasure instrument was able to shorten the duration of hemithyroidectomy compared to clamps, cutting, tying, and electrocautery, but there were no differences in the volume of intra and postoperative bleeding, vocal cord paralysis, Hospital stay and postoperative hypothyroidism.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2022-02-19
• Study Start: 2022-02-25
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

Over 18 years, patients with unilateral thyroid nodules undergoing unilateral thyroidectomy, pathological findings by micro needle aspiration. diagnosed as benign neoplasm, pretreatment thyroid function blood test was normal, thyroid nodules not responding to treatment with thyroid hormone levothyroxin

Exclusion Criteria

History of thyroid surgery, history of neck radiotherapy, history of swallowing therapy, vocal cord paralysis, history of surgery or neck accident, abnormal thyroid function blood test, thyroid cancer, platelet count less than 100,000, abnormal blood clotting (PT > 13, PTT > 29.5), congenital diseases such as diseases ischemic heart disease, valvular disease, ischemic stroke, renal disease, receiving thrombolytic drugs or anticoagulants

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
the surgical time 60 minute minute

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
intraoperative blood loss 60 minute millilitre,post-operative blood loss 4 days millilitre,Hospital stay 4 days day