Official websites use. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Numbers of thyroidectomies and awareness of postoperative quality measures have both increased.
Potential sex-specific variations in clinical outcomes of patients undergoing thyroidectomy are controversial. The aim of this study was to investigate sex-specific differences in outcomes following thyroidectomy.
This is a population-based cohort study of all adult patients undergoing either hemi- or total thyroidectomy in Switzerland from to The primary outcome was all-cause day readmission rate.
The main secondary outcomes were intensive care unit ICU admission, surgical re-intervention, in-hospital mortality, length of hospital stay LOS , postoperative calcium disorder, vocal cord paresis, and hematoma. Within 30 days after the surgery, male patients had significantly higher rates of hospital readmission adjusted risk ratio [RR] 1. There were no significant differences among sexes in the LOS, rates of surgical re-interventions, or in-hospital mortality.
While postoperative calcium disorders due to hypoparathyroidism were less prevalent among male patients RR 0. Male patients undergoing thyroidectomy have higher day hospital readmission and ICU admission rates. Following surgery, male patients revealed higher rates of neck hematoma, while hypocalcemia was more frequent among female patients.
