Table 1 The clinicopathological and surgical data between transoral and BABA robotic thyroidectomy groups
Items | TOVRT (n = 49) | BABART (n = 50) | Statistical values | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 35.0 ± 10.6 | 44.6 ± 11.8 | 0.000 | < 0.05 |
Male/female | 8/41 | 13/37 | 0.239 | > 0.05 |
Height (cm) | 163.4 ± 15.0 | 165.0 ± 8.0 | 0.473 | > 0.05 |
Weight (kg) | 63.6 ± 13.3 | 64.8 ± 11.5 | 0.468 | > 0.05 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 25.2 ± 14.2 | 23.7 ± 3.1 | 0.517 | > 0.05 |
Primary tumor size (mm) | 3.50 ± 3.3 | 5.56 ± 5.0 | 0.037 | < 0.05 |
Number of removed central lymph nodes (bilateral) | (n = 7) 14.14 ± 2.968 | (n = 16) 16.06 ± 6.981 | 1.851 | > 0.05 |
Number of removed central lymph nodes (unilateral) | (n = 42) 7.85 ± 4.924 | (n = 34) 8.26 ± 5.451 | 0.653 | > 0.05 |
Central lymph node metastasis | 0.51 ± 1.10 | 1.32 ± 2.6 | 0.082 | > 0.05 |
Operating time (min) | (n = 17) | (n = 36) |  |  |
(Total thyroidectomy) | 241.1 ± 77.8 | 153.4 ± 59.9 | 0.000 | < 0.05 |
Operating time (min) | (n = 32) | (n = 14) |  |  |
(Lobectomy) | 190.0 ± 44.4 | 121.0 ± 34.6 | 0.000 | < 0.05 |
Total hospital stays (days) | 9.53 ± 2.9 | 10.06 ± 3.1 | 0.317 | > 0.05 |
Postoperative hospital stays (days) | 7.4 ± 2.5 | 7.6 ± 2.1 | 0.249 | > 0.05 |
Total drainage volume (ml) | 153.1 ± 65.5 | 340.1 ± 140.2 | 0.000 | < 0.05 |
NRS scores | 2.47 ± 0.680 | 2.57 ± 0.791 | 0.456 | > 0.05 |
VAS scores | 8.79 ± 0.693 | 8.10 ± 0.848 | 0.000 | < 0.05 |
Location of tumor |  |  | 0.228 | > 0.05 |