Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
Conditions
Interventions
Insertion of a standard Redivac negative pressure closed tube drain
Insertion of an improvised negative pressure closed tube drain
Sponsors
Barnabas Alayande
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with goitres requiring thyroidectomy with drainage.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with coagulation disorders as determined by clinical or laboratory parameters. Thyroidectomy for malignancy requiring lymph node dissection. History of diabetes mellitus or other immunosuppressive illness. Uncontrolled hypertension and other co-morbidities. Patients who request for a particular drain.Patients undergoing completion thyroidectomy. Thyroidectomies done without drainage
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Residual fluid volume in the thyroid bed following drain removal measured by a blinded radiologist using a transcutaneous ultrasound scan by means of a linear probe with frequency of 7.5 MHz | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Postoperative pain assessed using the Visual Analogue Scale combined with a pictorial Wong and Baker Faces Scale;Time for drain insertion defined as the time from drain preparation to completion of drain anchorage to the nearest minute.;Thyroidectomy complications. Any complication was documented.;Cost of the drain in naira NGN;Hospital discharge bill | — |
Countries
Nigeria
Contacts
Public ContactBarnabas Alayande
Senior Registrar Jos University Teaching Hospital
Outcome results
None listed