Dataset Information

Sex-Specific Differences in Outcomes Following Thyroidectomy: A Population-Based Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Numbers of thyroidectomies and awareness of postoperative quality measures have both increased. Potential sex-specific variations in clinical outcomes of patients undergoing thyroidectomy are controversial.

Objective

The aim of this study was to investigate sex-specific differences in outcomes following thyroidectomy.

Methods

This is a population-based cohort study of all adult patients undergoing either hemi- or total thyroidectomy in Switzerland from 2011 to 2015. The primary outcome was all-cause 30-day readmission rate. The main secondary outcomes were intensive care unit (ICU) admission, surgical re-intervention, in-hospital mortality, length of hospital stay (LOS), postoperative calcium disorder, vocal cord paresis, and hematoma.