Table 2.
Comparison of the operation outcomes of thyroidectomy under LA and GA
| Outcome | General anesthesia (29)N(%) |
Local Anesthesia (29) N(%) | Overall (58)N(%) |
Chi squired test P value except for b |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nausea | ||||
| No | 12(41.4) | 16(55.2) | 28(48.3) | 0.293 |
| Yes | 17(58.6) | 13(44.8) | 30(51.7) | |
| Vomiting | ||||
| No | 22(75.9) | 18(62.1) | 40(69.0) | 0.256 |
| Yes | 7(24.1) | 11(37.9) | 18(31.0) | |
| Hematoma formation | ||||
| No | 29(100.0) | 27(93.1) | 56(96.6) | 0.150 |
| Yes | 0(0.0) | 2(6.9) | 2(3.4) | |
| Transient voice symptoms | ||||
| No | 23(79.3) | 22(75.9) | 45(77.6) | 0.793 |
| Yes | 6(20.7) | 7924.1) | 13(22.4) | |
| Post-operative pain | ||||
| VAS at 6 h | 4(3–5)a | 4(3–5) a | 4(3–5) a | 0.642b |
| VAS at 12 h | 3(2–4) a | 3(2–4) a | 3(2–4) a | 0.569b |
| VAS at 24 h | 2(2–3) a | 2(2–3) a | 2(2–3) a | 0.072b |
b = Independent-Samples Kruskal-Wallis Test p value, a = median and Interquartile range, VAS = Visual analog score for pain