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. 2013 Sep 26;2013:625193. doi: 10.1155/2013/625193

Table 2.

Total thyroidectomy: complications.

Total Group A Group B P
Temporary hypoparathyroidism 48 (22.32%) 33 (19.52%) 15 (32.60%) 0.091
Permanent hypoparathyroidism 13 (6.04%) 8 (4.73%) 5 (10.86%) 0.23
Temporary unilateral vocal cord palsy 4 (1.86%) 2 (1.18%) 2 (4.34%) 0.42
Permanent unilateral vocal cord palsy 0 0 0
Bilateral vocal cord palsy 0 0 0
Neck hematoma 2 (0.93%) 1 (0.059%) 1 (2.17%) 0.9