Health Condition 1: - Health Condition 2: O- Medical and Surgical Health Condition 3: E368- Other intraoperative complicationsof endocrine system
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Placement of negative suction drain.: negative suction drain of 10F or 12F are placed after thyroidectomy if the patient falls into the drain group on randomization . The Drain kept for
Sponsors
Amrita institute of Medical sciences
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients undergoing total thyroidectomy and hemi thyroidectomy for benign and malignant disorders in the deoartment of general surgery.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients requiring neck dissection in addition to thyroidectomy. 2. Patients with hyperthyroidism. 3. Patients with retrosternal extension. 4.Completion thyroidectomy 5. Large volume thyroid, >30 ml. 6.Patients on anti coagulation 7.Patients not willing to participate in the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To measure the incidence of seroma, surgical site infection and haematoma following thyroidectomy with placement of negative suction drain and without placement of negative suction drain.Timepoint: 4hours after surgery,second post operative day,10 to 12 days, 1 month. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare the length of hospital stay in patients with drain and without drainTimepoint: 5 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactMisha J C Babu
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed