Current practice of thyroid surgery in Germany: a nationwide survey
| Autor: | Kirsten Lindner, Stephan Rinschen, Christina Lenschow, Mario Colombo-Benkmann |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Response rate (survey)
medicine.medical_specialty Sutures business.industry Thyroid Suture Techniques Thyroid Gland Perioperative Nationwide survey Surgery Wound Closure Technique medicine.anatomical_structure Suture (anatomy) Current practice Germany Surveys and Questionnaires Platysma muscle medicine Humans business |
| Zdroj: | Minerva surgery. 77(3) |
| ISSN: | 2724-5438 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND Due to the lack of perioperative standards in thyroid surgery, this study aimed to evaluate the perioperative management and wound closure techniques used in a nationwide survey. MATERIAL AND METHODS A questionnaire evaluating preferred technique in thyroid resection, postoperative management, and the occurrence of complications was sent to all hospitals in Germany performing more than 50 thyroid operations p.a. (n=362, response rate 78% (n=283)). Subsequently, hospitals were subdivided into university and maximum care hospitals (Category A, n=54) and tertiary hospitals and basic care hospitals (Category B, n=229). RESULTS 10.6% of the hospitals were certified as a center for thyroid surgery, with a significantly higher percentage in Category A (20.4% vs. 8.3%; p |
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