Drains should be abandoned following thyroid surgery
Completed
- Conditions
- Thyroid surgerySurgery
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN94715414
- Lead Sponsor
- Cork University Hospital (Ireland)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 93
Inclusion Criteria
1. Patients aged 18 - 79 years, either sex
2. Undergoing thyroidectomy
Exclusion Criteria
1. Sternotomy
2. Neck dissection
3. Less than 18 years
4. History of bleeding disorders
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Fluid accumulation in thyroid bed 24 hours post-operatively
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Length of post-operative stay<br>2. Pain using a visual analogue scale<br>3. Analgesia requirements at 24 hours<br>4. Fluid accumulated on ultrasound at 48 hours