Table 1.
Patient characteristics, procedures and histopathological data
|
Ultrasonic scissors (n = 670) |
Conventional haemostasis (n = 659) |
Total (n =1329) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline data | |||
| Age (years)* | 51·1 (40·9–61·9) | 51·3 (40·0–61·2) | 51·2 (40·9–61·4) |
| Sex ratio (F : M) | 533 : 137 | 529:130 | 1062:267 |
| BMI (kg/m2)* | 25·5 (22·8–29·4) | 25·9 (22·4–29·4) | 25·6 (22·7–29·4) |
| TSH (µunits/ml)* |
0·78 (0·25–1·44) (n = 635) |
0·82 (0·31–1·53) (n = 615) |
0·80 (0·27–1·48) (n = 1250) |
| Thyroid function | |||
| Euthyroidism | 502 (79·1) | 493 (80·2) | 995 (79·6) |
| Hyperthyroidism | 133 (20·9) | 122 (19·8) | 255 (20·4) |
| Missing | 35 | 44 | 79 |
| Type of surgery and histopathological data | |||
| Surgical procedure | |||
| TT | 658 (98·4) | 639 (97·3) | 1297 (97·8) |
| TT + LND | 11 (1·6) | 18 (2·7) | 29 (2·2) |
| Missing | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Thyroid cancer | 150 (22·4) | 141 (21·4) | 291 (21·9) |
| Papillary | 148 | 134 | 282 |
| Other | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Weight of thyroid gland (g)* | 36 (22–54) | 34 (21–58) | 35 (22–57) |
Values in parentheses are percentages unless indicated otherwise;
*
values are median (i.q.r.). TSH, thyroid‐stimulating hormone; TT, total thyroidectomy; LND, lymph node dissection.