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Table 1 WSS cases overview (N = 5)

From: Analysis and outcomes of wrong site thyroid surgery

Case No.

Year

Speciality type

Age/Gender Surgeon

Thyroid cases operated/year

Age/Gender Patient

Community

Employed

Indication of surgery

Anatomical dominant side

Dominant nodule size (mm)

Gland volume (mL)

Planned procedure

Type of surgery

E/R/Min/O

Use of MG

Use of FS

Use of IONM

Organ excised

Surgery duration (min)

No. of surgeons ^

Mentor in OR

Pathology

Error

Malpractice claim

1

2017

General surgery

27/M

10

35/F

Sinhalese

No

Bethesda III

Right

10

21

Right lobectomy

Left lobectomy

M

No

No

No

Thyroid

20

3

No

Malignant

Wrong side

No

2

2019

Head & Neck

33/F

10

42/F

Hispanidad

Yes

PTC with LN metastases

Left

6

19

Thyroidectomy + central + left lateral node dissection

Thymectomy + left lateral lymph node dissection

O

Not known

No

No

Thymus + LN

130

2

Not known

Malignant

Wrong target

Wrong procedure

Yes

3

2014

Head and neck

60/M

20

20/F

Caucasian

yes

PTC

right

8

5

Thyroidectomy

Paratracheal lymphnodes removal

O

No

No

No

Lymph nodes

130

2

Not known

Malignant

Wrong target

Yes

4

2002

General Surgery

52/M

Not known

41/F

Caucasian

Yes

Toxic goiter

Bilateral

30

34

Total thyroidectomy

Removal of thymic tissue

O

No

No

No

Thymic tissue

60

3

No

Benign

Wrong target

No

5

2019

General Surgery

55/M

10

17/F

Caucasian

No

Bethesda V

Right

15

23

Total Thyroidectomy

Removal of thymic tissue + central LN

O

No

No

No

Thymic tissue + central LN

80

2

No

Malignant

Wrong target

Wrong procedure

No

  1. F female, M male, E endoscopic, R robotic, Min minincision (< 3 cm), O open surgery, MG magnify glasses, FS frozen section, IONM intraoperative neural monitoring, ^ No. of surgeons surgeons in the operating room, OR operative room, LN lymph nodes