Comparison of drain versus no drain thyroidectomy: Randomized prospective clinical trial

Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-47

  Morrissey, Andrew T ^a   Chau, Jason ^a   Yunker, Warren K ^b   Mechor, Brad ^a   Seikaly, Hadi ^a   Harris, Jeffrey R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c WMS Building   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cost analysis; Short stay; Thyroidectomy; Wound drainage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NODULAR GOITER; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; THYROID FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; THYROID NODULE; THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; THYROIDECTOMY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; GOITER; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; THYROID TUMOR; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; GOITER; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 48649106951     PISSN: 19160216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2008.0005     Document Type: Article

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