Resektionen der Schilddrüse stellen mit 76.140 Eingriffen im Jahr 2016 (Quelle Destatis)
eine der häufigsten Operationen in Deutschland dar. Überwiegend handelt es sich hierbei …

Background To evaluate the incidence and the microbe spectrum of surgical-site infections
(SSIs) in patients undergoing elective thyroid operation and to develop a risk factor− based …

Introduction It is unclear if antibiotic prophylaxis reduces the risk of surgical site infection
(SSI) in thyroid surgery. This study assessed risk factors for SSI and antibiotic prophylaxis in …

Thyroid resections represent one of the most common operations with 76,140 interventions
in the year 2016 in Germany (source Destatis). These are predominantly benign thyroid …

Background There are four major complications after thyroidectomy, including palsy of the
recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN), hypoparathyroidism, postoperative bleeding, and surgical …

Purpose A seroma is a collection of exudates after surgical trauma in wound healing. Fibrin
glue is used to prevent seroma by reducing the generation of exudate. However, the impact …

Purpose The use of electrocautery for tissue dissection is becoming increasingly popular,
despite the associated risk of poor wound healing and excessive scarring. We conducted …

Purpose Conventional thyroid surgery is one of the most common operations performed
worldwide. The conventional technique involves placement of small or large cutaneous …

Background The literature contains diverse and sometimes contradicting results about
wound seroma following thyroidectomy. This is probably due to the subjective clinical …

Objective: The objective of this study was to compare the effects of electrodissection and
scalpel or scissors dissection (cold dissection) during the flap elevation on wound status in …