Thyroid Lobotomy Summary

The article I found is about a study of assesses the benefits of placing postoperative drains complications and the effects on postoperative stay during thyroid lobotomy. Thyroidectomy is one of the most frequently performed operative methods in general surgery. There were 60 goitre patients undergoing lobectomy and these patients were randomly assigned into drain and non drain groups. As for the drain group, the quantity of fluid present in the surgical bed and redivac drain was added to estimate the fluid collection. However, in non drain group it was analyzed by ultrasound of neck on the first and second post op days. First of all the study is very complicated to perform during the surgeries and using the drain can be omitted or neglect.