Does antithrombotic prophylaxis increase the incidence of post-operative bleeding and duration of post-operative hospital stay after thyroidectomy? A retrospective study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: factors influencing outcome of thyroid surgery; Surgery; thyroid surgery

• Registration Number: ISRCTN12029395
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Cagliari

Brief Summary

2019 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31074394 (added 13/05/2019)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2018-01-15
• Study Start: 2018-02-05
• Last Update Posted: 27 May 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 526

Inclusion Criteria

All patients submitted to total thyroidectomy for whom antithrombotic prophylaxis would be indicated.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Aged below 18 years
2. Anticoagulant or antiplatelet therapy
3. Recurrent goitre and operations other than total thyroidectomy (hemithyroidectomy, thyroidectomy with central or lateral neck dissection).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Incidence of severe postoperative cervical hematoma is measured using the the need for surgical revision<br> 2. Length of postoperative hospital stay is measured using patient records at discharge<br><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Incidence of thromboembolic events is measured using the diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis and/or pulmonary embolism.