Table 2.

Preoperative data of 1808 patients with GD (Graves’ disease) who underwent thyroid resection.

Parameter	% (n)
female	81.7% (1478)
age < 18 years	2.4% (43)
age > 70 years	3.5% (64)
BMI > 35	7.2% (131)
ASA 1/2	89.3% (1615)
Endocrine orbitopathy	35.7% (645)
Biochemical hyperthyroidism at operation	55.3% (999)
Thyrotoxic crisis at operation	0.3% (6)
Preoperative vocal cord assessment	98.5% (1780)
Preoperative VCP	0.3% (6)
Previous neck surgery	3.8% (68)

BMI—body mass index; ASA—American Society of Anesthesiologists; VCP—vocal cord palsy.