Table 1.
Demographic data and operative details
| Characteristics | Value |
|---|---|
| Age (mean, range) | 35 (22–48) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 2 |
| Female | 49 |
| Thyroid disease | |
| PTC | 42 |
| Thyroid adenoma | 9 |
| Tumor size (mm, mean, range) | |
| Benign tumor | 39 (31–49) |
| Malignant tumor | 10.0 (5–26) |
| Location of tumor | |
| Right lobe | 30 |
| Left lobe | 21 |
| Extent of surgery | |
| LT+ CND | 42 |
| LT | 9 |
| Operative time (mins, mean ± SD) | |
| Working space make | 44 ± 12.8 |
| LT with or without CND | 40.9 ± 15.1 |
| Total surgical time | 141.6 ± 34.4 |
| Blood loss (mL, mean ± SD) | 21.0 ± 26.8 |
| Drainage volume (mL, mean ± SD) | |
| Day 1 | 48.0 ± 24.4 |
| Day 2 | 13.7 ± 5.6 |
| Drainage removal (days) | 2 |
| Removed lymph nodesa | 3.15 ± 3.2 |
| Hospital stay after surgery (days, mean, range) | 1.67 ± 0.74 (1–3) |
PTC papillary thyroid carcinoma, LT lobectomy, CND central neck dissection
aLymph nodes removed in central neck compartment in PTC cases