Table 2 Postoperative outcomes of patients who underwent thyroidectomy for thyroid cancer according to the surgeons’ IONM practice
No Routine IONM use (n = 1,715) | Routine IONM use (n = 3,731) | P value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
Postoperative Outcomes | |||
Vocal Cord Dysfunction – short term (< 30 days) | 75 (4.4%) | 90 (2.4%) | < 0.01 |
Vocal Cord Dysfunction – long term (30–180 days) | 64 (3.7%) | 81 (2.2%) | < 0.01 |
Hypoparathyroidism – short term | 183 (10.7%) | 243 (6.5%) | < 0.01 |
Hypoparathyroidism – long term | 71 (4.1%) | 70 (1.9%) | < 0.01 |
ED visit postoperatively | 65 (3.8%) | 161 (4.3%) | 0.37 |
30-day readmission | 33 (1.9%) | 62 (1.7%) | 0.49 |
Hematoma requiring evacuation | 11 (0.6%) | 24 (0.6%) | 0.99 |