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Median rate of drainage for different head and neck operations
| Postoperative hour | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8th | 16th | 24th | 32nd | 40th | |
| Hemithyroidectomies (n = 16) | 2.750 | 0.625 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total thyroidectomies (n = 3) | 5.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Superficial parotidectomies (n = 9) | 4.000 | 1.000 | 0.625 | 0 | 0 |
| Total parotidectomy (n = 2) | 4.875 | 1.000 | 0.312 | 0 | 0 |
| Excision of submandibular glands (n = 7) | 3.375 | 0.937 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Excisions of miscellaneous neck masses (n = 9) | 3.125 | 0.625 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
