Table 1. Baseline Characteristics of Patients Undergoing Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery.
| Characteristic | Overall | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||
| Age, mean (SD), y | 53.1 (15.7) | 55.6 (15.8) | 52.9 (16.4) | 51.5 (14.4) |
| Female sex, No. (%) | 424 (80.3) | 97 (79.5) | 195 (79.9) | 132 (81.5) |
| Surgical indication, malignant disease, No. (%) | 220 (41.7) | 47 (38.5) | 107 (43.9) | 66 (40.7) |
| Total No. of procedures | 528 | 122 | 244 | 162 |
| Thyroid lobectomy | 157 (29.7) | 32 (26.2) | 72 (29.5) | 53 (32.7) |
| Total thyroidectomy | 162 (30.7) | 39 (32.0) | 72 (29.5) | 51 (31.5) |
| Thyroidectomy with central neck dissection | 63 (11.9) | 16 (13.1) | 27 (11.1) | 20 (12.4) |
| Completion thyroidectomy | 35 (6.6) | 8 (6.6) | 20 (8.2) | 7 (4.3) |
| Excision of substernal goiter, transcervical approach | 24 (4.5) | 9 (7.4) | 6 (2.5) | 9 (5.6) |
| Parathyroid exploration | 87 (16.5) | 18 (14.8) | 47 (19.3) | 22 (13.6) |