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Safety and cost-effectiveness of outpatient thyroidectomy
A retrospective observational study
Mohammed AlEssa, Samiah S. Al-Angari, Mohammed Jomah, Aqeel AlOqaili, Muhammad Mujammami, Hadi A. Al-Hakami and Saleh F. Al-Dhahri
Saudi Medical Journal February 2021, 42 (2) 189-195; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2021.2.25686
Mohammed AlEssa
From the Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (AlEssa, Al-Angari, Jomah, Al-Dhahri), College of Medicine; from the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine (Mujammami), King Saud University; from the Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (AlEssa), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs; from the Division of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery (AlOqaili), King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz University Hospital; from the Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (Al-Dhahri), King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh; and from the Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (Al-Hakami), College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MBBS, FRCSCSamiah S. Al-Angari
From the Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (AlEssa, Al-Angari, Jomah, Al-Dhahri), College of Medicine; from the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine (Mujammami), King Saud University; from the Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (AlEssa), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs; from the Division of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery (AlOqaili), King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz University Hospital; from the Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (Al-Dhahri), King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh; and from the Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (Al-Hakami), College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MBBS, MPHMohammed Jomah
From the Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (AlEssa, Al-Angari, Jomah, Al-Dhahri), College of Medicine; from the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine (Mujammami), King Saud University; from the Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (AlEssa), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs; from the Division of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery (AlOqaili), King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz University Hospital; from the Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (Al-Dhahri), King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh; and from the Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (Al-Hakami), College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MBBS, MScAqeel AlOqaili
From the Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (AlEssa, Al-Angari, Jomah, Al-Dhahri), College of Medicine; from the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine (Mujammami), King Saud University; from the Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (AlEssa), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs; from the Division of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery (AlOqaili), King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz University Hospital; from the Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (Al-Dhahri), King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh; and from the Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (Al-Hakami), College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MBBS, SBORLMuhammad Mujammami
From the Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (AlEssa, Al-Angari, Jomah, Al-Dhahri), College of Medicine; from the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine (Mujammami), King Saud University; from the Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (AlEssa), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs; from the Division of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery (AlOqaili), King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz University Hospital; from the Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (Al-Dhahri), King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh; and from the Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (Al-Hakami), College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MBBS, SF-EndoHadi A. Al-Hakami
From the Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (AlEssa, Al-Angari, Jomah, Al-Dhahri), College of Medicine; from the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine (Mujammami), King Saud University; from the Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (AlEssa), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs; from the Division of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery (AlOqaili), King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz University Hospital; from the Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (Al-Dhahri), King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh; and from the Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (Al-Hakami), College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MDSaleh F. Al-Dhahri
From the Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (AlEssa, Al-Angari, Jomah, Al-Dhahri), College of Medicine; from the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine (Mujammami), King Saud University; from the Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (AlEssa), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs; from the Division of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery (AlOqaili), King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz University Hospital; from the Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (Al-Dhahri), King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh; and from the Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (Al-Hakami), College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Saudi Medical Journal Feb 2021, 42 (2) 189-195; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2021.2.25686
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