Completion thyroidectomy: Relation of timing with complications

ABSTRACT

To assess the association of timing with complications following completion thyroidectomy. Prospective, quasi-experimental clinical trial from June 2002 to March 2007. Surgical Unit-2, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre [JPMC], Karachi. A total of 114 patients who underwent completion thyroidectomy. The patients were divided into two groups viz. Group-I [n = 76] where completion thyroidectomy was performed between 10 days and three months and Group-II [n = 38] where completion thyroidectomy was carried out beyond this time. Transient hypocalcaemia was seen in two cases of Group-I and one case of Group-IL while transient recurrent laryngeal nerve paresis was seen in two patients, one in each group. However, there was no statistically significant difference in the outcome between Group-I and IL in terms of complications. Timing does not influence the complication rate after completion thyroidectomy