- Demographic and clinical characteristics of the (n=122) patients enrolled in the study stratified by type of admission.
| Characteristic | All cases (n=122) | Outpatient (n=76) | Inpatient (n=46) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 46 (13.7) | 44 (12.8) | 49.8 (14.5) | 0.02*† |
| 17-40 | 45 (35.4) | |||
| 41-53 | 43 (33.9) | |||
| 54-80 | 39 (30.7) | |||
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 98 (80.0) | 60 (79.0) | 38 (82.6) | 0.62‡ |
| Male | 24 (19.7) | 16 (21.1) | 8 (17.4) | |
| Type of pathology | ||||
| Benign | 71 (58.2) | 44 (57.9) | 27 (58.7) | 0.93‡ |
| Malignant | 51 (41.8) | 32 (42.1) | 19 (41.3) | |
| Type of surgery | ||||
| Total thyroidectomy | 90 (73.7) | 50 (65.8) | 40 (87.0) | |
| Hemithyroidectomy | 20 (16.4) | 17 (22.4) | 3 (6.5) | 0.029*§ |
| Completion thyroidectomy | 12 (9.8) | 9 (11.8) | 3 (6.5) | |
| Complications | ||||
| Yes | 18 (14.8) | 9 (11.9) | 9 (19.6) | 0.24‡ |
| No | 104 (85.3) | 67 (88.2) | 37 (80.4) | |
| ER visits and readmission | ||||
| Yes | 8 (6.6) | 6 (75) | 2 (25.0) | 0.70§ |
| No | 114 (93.4) | 70 (61.4) | 44 (38.6) | |
| American Society of Anesthesiology Classification | ||||
| I | 33 (27.0) | 17 (22.4) | 16 (34.8) | |
| II | 63 (51.6) | 46 (60.5) | 17 (37.0) | |
| III | 26 (21.3) | 13 (17.1) | 13 (28.3) | |
| Post-operative calcium (n=90) | 2.18 (0.4) | 2.15 (0.4) | 2.22 (0.30) | 0.4† |
| Post-operative PTH (n=84) | 3.08 (2.3) | 3.37 (2.5) | 2.73 (1.9) | 0.19† |