Table 1 Demographics, diagnoses and types of thyroid surgery performed
Pressure dressing (n = 57) | Non-pressure dressing (n = 59) | |
|---|---|---|
Demographics | ||
Age | 46.39 | 44.10 |
Sex (female) (%) | 50 (87.7) | 51 (86.4) |
Diagnoses | ||
Thyroid nodule (%) | 35 (61.4) | 30 (50.8) |
Multinodular goiter (%) | 12 (21.1) | 11 (18.6) |
Graves' disease (%) | 4 (7.0) | 5 (8.5) |
Well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma (%) | 6 (10.5) | 13 (22.0) |
Types of thyroid surgery | ||
Group 1 | 47 | 51 |
Lobectomy | 42 | 38 |
Completion thyroidectomy | 5 | 13 |
Group 2 | 10 | 8 |
Subtotal thyroidectomy | 4 | 1 |
Total thyroidectomy | 6 | 7 |