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Table 2. Risk factors for Recurrent laryngeal nerve injury during thyroid surgery.

No (No 326) RLNI (No 14) p value
Gender
Male
Female
249
77
11 (4.1%)
3 (3.8%)
0.849
Category of Operation
Primary
Secondary
308
18
9 (2.8%)
5 (21.7%)
0.001
Identification of the nerve
yes
No
229
97
6 (2.6%)
8 (7.6%)
0.039
Type of operation
Subtotal
Total/near total
198
128
4 (1.9%)
10 (7.2%)
0.024
Pathology
Benign
Malignant
292
34
9 (2.9%)
5 (12.8%)
0.004