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Table 2 Comparative analyses of clinical outcomes

From: Does antithrombotic prophylaxis worsen early outcomes of total thyroidectomy? - a retrospective cohort study

 

Group A

(n = 178)

Group B

(n = 348)

P value

Postoperative hospital stay (d) (mean ± SD)

2.90 ± 0.86

2.89 ± 0.99

0.908

Hypoparathyroidism

61 (34.27%)

113 (32.47%)

0.678

RLN injury

3 (1.69%)

7 (2.01%)

0.796

POCH

2 (1.12%)

8 (2.30%)

0.349

Wound infection

1 (0.56%)

0.163

  1. Abbreviations: d: days; SD: standard deviation; RLN: Recurrent laryngeal nerve; POCH: Post-operative cervical haematoma