Table 2.
Patients' data regarding anesthesia, surgical procedure, duration of surgery, and postoperative complications.
| Parameter | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Anesthesia (total cases = 1166) | |
| Tracheal intubation general anesthesia | 1003 (86.0) |
| Cervical plexus anesthesia | 163 (14.0) |
| Surgical procedure (n = 1166) | (n = 1166) |
| Unilateral total or partial thyroid lobectomy | 793 (68.0) |
| Single lobectomy plus partial resection of opposite lobe |
78 (6.7) |
| Bilateral partial thyroidectomy | 250 (21.4) |
| Double lobectomy | 34 (2.9) |
| One-sided cervical lymph node resection for papillary carcinoma |
6 (0.5) |
| Bilateral cervical lymph node resection for papillary carcinoma |
1 (0.1) |
| Resection of parathyroidoma | 4 (0.3) |
| Duration of surgery (min) (n = 1166) | |
| 20–69 | 418 (35.8) |
| 70–120 | 658 (56.4) |
| 130–170 | 65 (5.6) |
| 180–230 | 18 (1.5) |
| 240–330 | 7 (0.6) |
| Average operation time (min) | 80.6 ± 4.87 |
| Postoperative complications (n = 15) | |
| Incision infection | 1 (0.1) |
| Bleeding after 24 h of surgery | 5 (0.5) |
| Laryngeal nerve paralysis | 6 (0.6) |
| Hypoparathyroidism | 2 (0.2) |
| Allergic dermatitis exfoliativa caused by sodium phenobarbital |
1 (0.1) |