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To drain or not to drain following thyroidectomy.

A prospective, randomized study

Nidhi Mariam George, Tharun Ganapathy Chitrambalam, Pradeep Joshua Christopher, Manish Marlecha and Sundeep Selvamuthukumaran
Saudi Medical Journal May 2023, 44 (5) 518-521; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2023.44.5.20220031
Nidhi Mariam George
From the Department of General Surgery, SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Kanchipuram, India.
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Tharun Ganapathy Chitrambalam
From the Department of General Surgery, SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Kanchipuram, India.
MS, FMAS
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Pradeep Joshua Christopher
From the Department of General Surgery, SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Kanchipuram, India.
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Manish Marlecha
From the Department of General Surgery, SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Kanchipuram, India.
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Sundeep Selvamuthukumaran
From the Department of General Surgery, SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Kanchipuram, India.
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    - Post-operative complications among patients with and without post-operative drains following total thyroidectomy.

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    - Comparison of Post-operative wound scarring using the Hollander Wound Evaluation Scale among patients with and without post-operative drains following total thyroidectomy

    GroupMeanStandard deviationP-value
    Hollander wound evaluation scale
    Drain1.150.60<0.0001
    Non-drain0.500.51
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Nidhi Mariam George, Tharun Ganapathy Chitrambalam, Pradeep Joshua Christopher, Manish Marlecha, Sundeep Selvamuthukumaran
Saudi Medical Journal May 2023, 44 (5) 518-521; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2023.44.5.20220031

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Saudi Medical Journal May 2023, 44 (5) 518-521; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2023.44.5.20220031
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