The two most common early complications of thyroid surgery are hypocalcemia (20–30%)
and recurrent laryngeal nerve injury (5–11%). Bilateral recurrent nerve paralysis resulting in …

Haematoma after thyroid surgery can lead to airway obstruction and death. We therefore
developed guidelines to improve the safety of peri‐operative care of patients undergoing …

Background: The primary goals of this interdisciplinary consensus statement are to define
the eligibility criteria for outpatient thyroidectomy and to explore preoperative, intraoperative …

Background Postoperative bleeding after thyroid surgery is a feared and life-threatening
complication. The aim of the study was to identify risk factors for postoperative bleeding, with …

BACKGROUND: Thyroidectomy has traditionally been performed as an inpatient hospital
procedure, but low risk and high patient tolerance make it acceptable as an outpatient …

Background Post-thyroidectomy haemorrhage is a rare but potentially life-threatening and
unpredictable complication of thyroid surgery. In this study, we analysed the potential risk …

Background Intraoperative nerve monitoring (IONM) of the recurrent laryngeal nerve and the
vagal nerve can detect nonfunctioning nerves (recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy, RLNP) that …

Background In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we aimed to determine the risk
factors associated with neck hematoma requiring surgical re-intervention after …

Background Post-thyroidectomy haemorrhage occurs in 1–2 per cent of patients, one-
quarter requiring bedside clot evacuation. Owing to the risk of life-threatening haemorrhage …

Background Although postoperative hematoma after thyroidectomy is uncommon, patients
traditionally have been advised to stay overnight in the hospital for monitoring. With the …