Table 2.
Operative and Postoperative parameters between 2 groups
| Variable | Focus Group (n = 51) |
Classic Group (n = 54) |
P -value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary tumor size(mm) | 6.9 ± 2.5 | 6.6 ± 2.9 | > 0.05 |
| Total operating time(min) | 102.8 ± 15.6 | 150.1 ± 32.9 | < 0.05 |
| Time of total | |||
| thyroidectomy(min) | 43.5 ± 16.1 | 69.6 ± 24.6 | <0.05 |
| Amount of drainage(ml) | 202.7 ± 187.0 | 299.7 ± 201.4 | < 0.05 |
| Time of drainage(d) | 5.5 ± 2.5 | 5.9 ± 2.2 | >0.05 |
| Serum PTH (ng/L) | |||
| preoperative | 46.90 ± 18.58 | 43.87 ± 17.21 | >0.05 |
| Postoperative | 20.6 ± 14.3 | 19.06 ± 16.88 | >0.05 |
| Serum Ca (mmol/L) | |||
| preoperative | 2.37 ± 0.14 | 2.29 ± 0.23 | >0.05 |
| postoperative | 2.10 ± 0.18 | 2.07 ± 0.26 | >0.05 |
| Serum P (mmol/L) | |||
| preoperative | 1.35 ± 0.32 | 1.38 ± 0.37 | >0.05 |
| postoperative | 1.44 ± 0.27 | 1.47 ± 0.29 | >0.05 |
| Hypoparathyroidism | 9 | 10 | >0.05. |
| Postoperative | |||
| hospitalization (d) | 5.8 ± 1.35 | 6.7 ± 1.86 | <0.05 |
| Parathyroid gland | |||
| autotransplantation(n) | 14 | 16 | >0.05. |
| RLN paralysis | |||
| Temporary(n) | 1 | 0 | <0.05 |
| Permanent | 0 | 0 | |
| Superior laryngeal nerve injury | 0 | 0 | |
| Lymphatic ducts injured | |||
| chyle leakage(n) | 1 | 1 | >0.05 |
Abbreviations: PTH, parathyroid hormone; RLN, recurrent laryngeal nerve.