A review of risk factors and timing for postoperative hematoma after thyroidectomy: Is outpatient thyroidectomy really safe?

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2497-2502

  Lang, Brian Hung Hin ^a,b   Yih, Patricia Chun Ling ^a   Lo, Chung Yau ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; THYROIDECTOMY; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHILD; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; THYROIDECTOMY; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867840745     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-012-1682-1     Document Type: Review

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