Table 3.

Comparison of postoperative outcomes between gasless transaxillary endoscopic thyroidectomy (GTET) and video-assisted thyroidectomy (VAT)

Variable	GTET (n = 96)	VAT (n = 45)	p Value
Mean (±SD) hospital stay (days)	2.6 (± 0.8)	2 (± 0)	<0.001
Mean (±SD) pain score on day 0	2.94 (± 1.33)	2.31 (± 0.95)	0.042
Mean (±SD) pain score on day 1	2.24 (± 0.96)	1.71 (± 1.14)	0.033
Surgical complications
Overall RLN injurya	8 (6.3)	0 (0)	0.043
Temporarya	6 (4.7)	0 (0)	0.102
Permanenta	2 (1.6)	0 (0)	0.648
Overall hypoparathyroidismb	1 (3.2)	1 (7.7)	0.476
Temporary	1 (3.2)	1 (7.7)	0.476
Permanent	0 (0)	0 (0)	–
Bleeding/hematoma	2 (2.1)	0 (0)	0.329
Tracheal injury	2 (2.1)	0 (0)	0.329
Overall surgical morbidity	12 (12.5)c	1 (2.2)	0.049

RLN recurrent laryngeal nerve

^aPercentages calculated by dividing the total number of nerves at risk

^bBilateral thyroid resection cases only

^cOne patient suffered two different morbidities (temporary RLN injury and tracheal injury)

Bold signifies p < 0.05