Table 3.
Univariable analysis of variables associated with early and permanent RLN injury
| Characteristics | No. of patients | Early RLN injury (n = 62) | Permanent RLN injury (n = 10) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds ratio (95 % CI) | P | Odds ratio (95 % CI) | P | ||
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 240 | 0.64 (0.23–1.78) | 0.397 | 2.36 (0.49–11.20) | 0.277 |
| Female | 2260 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Age (years) | |||||
| ≥65 | 800 | 1.01 (0.58–1.74) | 0.964 | 1.41 (0.39–5.04) | 0.588 |
| <65 | 1700 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Surgery for toxic goiter | |||||
| Yes | 308 | 1.22 (0.59–2.52) | 0.590 | 3.07 (0.78–11.93) | 0.105 |
| No | 2192 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Surgery for suspected thyroid cancer | |||||
| Yes | 516 | 1.24 (0.68–2.25) | 0.479 | 1.65 (0.42–6.40) | 0.468 |
| No | 1984 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Surgery for retrosternal goiter | |||||
| Yes | 377 | 2.18 (1.23–3.85) | 0.007 | 1.40 (0.29–6.63) | 0.669 |
| No | 2123 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Side of the neck | |||||
| Right | 1250 | 1.84 (1.09–3.12) | 0.022 | 1.50 (0.42–5.33) | 0.529 |
| Left | 1250 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Bifid RLN | |||||
| Yes | 613 | 2.98 (1.79–4.95) | <0.001 | 1.32 (0.34–5.12) | 0.687 |
| No | 1887 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
RLN recurrent laryngeal nerve, 95 % CI 95 % confidence interval