Should the thyroid bed be drained after thyroidectomy?

Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery

Volumn 391, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 228-230

  Ozlem, Nuraydin ^a   Ozdogan, Mehmet ^a,b   Gurer, Ahmet ^a   Gomceli, Ismail ^a   Aydin, Raci ^a  

^a ATATURK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Complication; Drain; Hematoma; Infection; Thyroidectomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THYROID GLAND; THYROIDECTOMY; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33744780192     PISSN: 14352443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00423-006-0048-2     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. Wihlborg O, Bergljung L, Martensson H (1988) To drain or not to drain in thyroid surgery. Arch Surg 123:40-41
2. Hurtado-Lopez LM, Lopez-Romero S, Rizzo-Fuentes C et al (2001) Selective use of drains in thyroid surgery. Head Neck 23:189-193
3. Peix JL, Teboul F, Feldman H, Massard JL (1992) Drainage after thyroidectomy: a randomized clinical trial. Int Surg 77:122-124
4. Schoretsanitis G, Melissas J, Sanidas E et al (1998) Does draining the neck affect morbidity following thyroid surgery? Am Surg 64:778-780
5. Ayyash K, Khammash M, Tibblin S (1991) Drain vs. no drain in primary thyroid and parathyroid surgery. Eur J Surg 157:113-114
6. Corsten M, Johnson S, Alherabi A (2005) Is suction drainage an effective means of preventing hematoma in thyroid surgery? A meta-analysis. J Otolaryngol 34:415-417
7. Pothier DD (2005) The use of drains following thyroid and parathyroid surgery: a meta-analysis. J Laryngol Otol 119:669-671
8. Shaha AR, Jaffe BM (1994) Practical management of post-thyroidectomy hematoma. J Surg Oncol 57:235-238
9. Shaha AR, Jaffe BM (1993) Selective use of drains in thyroid surgery. J Surg Oncol 52:241-243
10. Khanna J, Mohil RS, Chintamani et al (2005) Is the routine drainage after surgery for thyroid necessary? A prospective randomized clinical study. BMC Surg. DOI 10.1186/1471-2482-5-11
11. Kristofferson A, Sandzen B, Jarhult J (1986) Drainage in uncomplicated thyroid and parathyroid surgery. Br J Surg 73:121-122
12. Willy C, Steinbronn S, Sterk J et al (1998) Drainage systems in thyroid surgery: a randomised trial of passive and suction drainage. Eur J Surg 164:935-940