Robotic versus Endoscopic Thyroidectomy for Thyroid Cancers: A Multi-Institutional Analysis of Early Postoperative Outcomes and Surgical Learning Curves

Table 1

Demographics and extent of surgery in patients with thyroid carcinoma treated by robotic thyroidectomy versus endoscopic thyroidectomy.

	Robot group (𝑛=1769)	Endoscopy group (𝑛=843)	𝑃 value
Age, mean (years), range	39.4 ± 9.1 (13–70)	37.5 ± 9.4 (6–50)	NS*
Gender
Female	1637 (92.5%)	824 (97.7%)	NS
Male	132 (7.5%)	19 (2.3%)
Extent of surgery
Less than total	1063 (60.1%)	693 (82.2%)	0.004
Unilateral total	595 (33.6%)	307 (36.4%)
Unilateral total + partial	177 (10.0%)	208 (24.7%)
Unilateral total + subtotal	291 (16.4%)	178 (21.1%)
Total	706 (39.9%)	150 (17.8%)
Extent of neck node dissection
No dissection	23 (1.3%)	59 (7.0%)	<0.001
CCND**	1675 (94.7%)	770 (91.3%)	NS
Selective node dissection	11 (0.6%)	0 (0%)	NS
MRND^§	60 (3.4%)	14 (1.7%)	<0.001

NS*: nonspecific finding, CCND**: central compartment neck dissection, MRND^§: modified radical neck dissection.