Measurement parameter | Drain group | No drain group | P-value |
---|---|---|---|
Type of surgery (n) | 0.497 | ||
Lobectomy and isthmusectomy | 30 | 30 | |
Total | 13 | 9 | |
Completion | 6 | 5 | |
Mean length of surgery (minutes) | 106.5 | 107.3 | 0.875 |
Mean histological weight (g) | 63.3 | 54.4 | 0.537 |
Mean histological size (cm3) | 71.3 | 77.0 | 0.833 |
Patients taking anticoagulants (n) | 6 | 5 | 0.865 |
Indication for surgery (n) | |||
Suspicious nodule for cancer | 44 | 42 | 0.215 |
Hypervascular disorders | |||
Graves disease | 2 | 1 | 0.541 |
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis | 0 | 0 | - |
Hyperthyroidism | 3 | 1 | 0.289 |
Histological diagnosis (n) | |||
Cancer | 14 | 7 | 0.062 |
Hypervascular disorders | |||
Graves disease | 1 | 0 | - |
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis | 6 | 3 | 0.275 |