Take Home Points:
- This study looked at complication rates in 14,934 patients with 5 year follow up, who had various types of thyroid surgery (total thyroidectomy, total lobectomy, subtotal thyroidectomy, etc)
- Complications rates were determined as follows:
- Permanent hypoparathyroidism 1.7%
- Transient hypoparathyroidism 8.3%
- Permanent vocal cord paralysis 1.0%
- Transient vocal cord paralysis 2.0%
- SLN injury 3.7%
- Dysphagia 1.4%
- Hemorrhage 1.2%
- Wound infection 0.3%