A Study of Complications in Patients Undergoing Thyroid Surgery in a Tertiary Hospital in Central India.

Abstract

Background: Thyroid surgery may result in post-operative complications and hence thisstudy was done to assess the early and late complication rates of thyroidectomy in patients undergoing surgery of thyroid in a tertiary teaching hospital in Central India.

Materials and methods: This study was an observational study with prospective design, which included a total of 102 patients undergoing thyroidectomy in the department of General Surgery between January 2020 and December 2020. The patients were followed up for a period of 3 months post surgery.

Results:Out of 102 patients,82.4% were women. The total thyroidectomy was the most common thyroid surgery performed and the most common indication for the surgery was suspicious fine-needle aspiration report for malignancy of thyroid. Among the complications,Hypocalcemia was most common complication with a frequency of 58.82% while a total of 3 patients died.

Conclusion: Thyroid surgery has hypocalcemia commonly and the follow up should be done for at least 3 months for the late complications.