Volume, outcomes, and quality standards in thyroid surgery: an evidence-based analysis—European Society of Endocrine Surgeons (ESES) positional statement

K Lorenz, M Raffaeli, M Barczyński… - … Archives of Surgery, 2020 - Springer
Introduction Continuous efforts in surgical speciality aim to improve outcome. Therefore,
correlation of volume and outcome, developing subspecialization, and identification of …

The American Association of Endocrine Surgeons guidelines for the definitive surgical management of thyroid disease in adults

KN Patel, L Yip, CC Lubitz, EG Grubbs, BS Miller… - Annals of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To develop evidence-based recommendations for safe, effective, and appropriate
thyroidectomy. Background: Surgical management of thyroid disease has evolved …

Thyroid nodule evaluation and management in older adults: a review of practical considerations for clinical endocrinologists

NS Ospina, M Papaleontiou - Endocrine Practice, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective Contextualizing the evaluation of older adults with thyroid nodules is necessary to
fully understand which management strategy is the most appropriate. Our goal was to …

Is there a minimum number of thyroidectomies a surgeon should perform to optimize patient outcomes?

MA Adam, S Thomas, L Youngwirth, T Hyslop… - Annals of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To determine the number of total thyroidectomies per surgeon per year
associated with the lowest risk of complications. Background: The surgeon volume–outcome …

A prospective randomized controlled trial to assess the efficacy and safety of prophylactic central compartment lymph node dissection in papillary thyroid carcinoma

J Ahn, JH Kwak, SG Yoon, JW Yi, HW Yu, H Kwon… - Surgery, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The efficacy of prophylactic central compartment lymph node dissection for
papillary thyroid carcinoma remains controversial. We performed a randomized controlled …

Effect of surgeons' annual operative volume on the risk of permanent Hypoparathyroidism, recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy and Haematoma following thyroidectomy …

S Aspinall, D Oweis, D Chadwick - Langenbeck's archives of surgery, 2019 - Springer
Purpose Categorize data to investigate the surgeon volume outcome relationship in
thyroidectomies. Determine the evidence base for recommending a minimum number of …

Association between annual surgeon total thyroidectomy volume and transient and permanent complications

C Meltzer, M Hull, A Sundang… - … Otolaryngology–Head & …, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Although the association between annual surgeon total thyroidectomy volume
and clinical outcomes is well established, published methods typically group surgeons into …

Surgeon volume in thyroid surgery: surgical efficiency, outcomes, and utilization

C Meltzer, M Klau, D Gurushanthaiah, J Tsai… - The …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives/Hypothesis To test our hypothesis that high‐surgeon volume is associated with
improved surgical efficiency and 30‐day outcomes, and lower hospital utilization. Study …

Associations of volume and thyroidectomy outcomes: a nationwide study with systematic review and meta-analysis

TJ Liang, SI Liu, KT Mok, HY Shi - Otolaryngology--Head and …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective This study explored how different hospital volumes and surgeon volumes affect
thyroidectomy outcomes in terms of length of stay (LOS), costs, and in-hospital mortality …

The volume and outcome relationship for thyroidectomy in England

WK Gray, S Aspinall, N Tolley, J Day… - Langenbeck's Archives of …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose The delivery of surgical care in England has seen a momentum towards
centralisation within larger volume hospitals and surgical teams. The aim of this study was to …