Short Stay Thyroid Surgery: Can We Replicate the Same in Low Resource Setting?

Table 3

Outcome analysis.

Items	Study group (n=58)	Control group (n=52)	p value
Mean PADS	9.79	9.71	0.325
Complications
(i) Hemorrhage	1 (1.72%)	1 (1.92%)
(ii) Hoarseness of voice
(a) Transient	1 (1.72%)	2 (3.85%)
(b) Permanent	0	0	0.513
(iii) Seroma/ wound infection	6 (10.34%)	4 (7.69%)
(iv) Others	2 (3.45%)	0
Total duration of hospital stay (in hours)	25.05±9.5	106.44±39.74	<0.001
Cost of treatment (INR)	10409±1355	14041±4220	<0.001
Satisfaction level based on duration of hospital stay
(i) Appropriate	47 (81.03%)	42 (80.77%)	0.972
(ii) Should have remained longer	11 (18.97%)	10 (19.23%)
Final Histopathology
(i) Benign	52 (89.65%)	45 (86.54%)	0.613
(ii) Malignant	6 (10.35%)	7 (13.46%)