TABLE 2:

Comparing patients that met ATA guidelines with those that did not: Intraoperative and Postoperative Parameters.

Variable	ATA Prepped (n=102)	Not ATA Prepped (n=95)	P Value
Thyroid Weight	32.3±23.6	38.4±36.0	0.16
OR Time	118.6±37.1	114.5±39.6	0.77
Normal Heart Rate, %	100.0	63.2	0.01
First Heart Rate in the OR	71.5±10.7	83.9±15.5	0.01
HR120 Episodes	0.34±1.1	4.5±20.5	0.04
HR 120 Multiple, %	8.9	24.2	0.01
First SBP	126.4±19.5	128±2.0	0.57
Highest SBP Intraop	151.5±30.5	148.5±27.9	0.47
SBP 180 Episodes	0.18±0.48	0.2±0.61	0.76
SBP 180 Multiple Episodes, %	4.0	0.1	0.30
EBL Measurable	37%	25.26%	0.07
Intraop Beta, %	11.8	17.9	0.23
Length of Stay	0.7±0.5	0.8±1.1	0.29
PACU PTH, y, mean ± SD	32±24	34±28.5	0.63
2week Ca,	9.0±0.6	9.0±0.7	0.72
2 week PTH,	40.1±32.9	41.1±28.5	0.82
Any Complication, %	39.2	32.6	0.34
Transient hypocalcemia, %	30.4	25.5	0.45
Permanent Hypoparathyroidism, %	1.0	4.3	0.15
Transient hoarseness %	10.8	7.5	0.42
Permanent RLN Palsy, %	2.9	2.1	0.71
Hematoma, %	2.9	0.0	0.09
Return to OR, %	2.0	1.1	0.60
ER Visit, %	2.9	3.2	0.93
Readmission, %	2.0	1.1	0.60
Other Complication, %	2.0	4.3	0.36

Data presented as mean± SD