Objective To determine the association between surgeons' experience and postoperative
complications in thyroid surgery. Design Prospective cross sectional multicentre study.
Setting High volume referral centres in five academic hospitals in France. Participants All
patients who underwent a thyroidectomy undertaken by every surgeon in these hospitals
from 1 April 2008 to 31 December 2009. Main outcome measures Presence of two
permanent major complications (recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy or hypoparathyroidism), six …

Objective: To determine the association between surgeons' experience and postoperative
complications in thyroid surgery. Design: Prospective cross sectional multicentre study.
Setting: High volume referral centres in five academic hospitals in France. Participants: All
patients who underwent a thyroidectomy undertaken by every surgeon in these hospitals
from 1 April 2008 to 31 December 2009. Main outcome measures: Presence of two
permanent major complications (recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy or hypoparathyroidism), six …