Table 4 Risk factors of postoperative subcutaneous effusion.
From: No closure of the linea alba cervicalis reduces complications in endoscopic thyroidectomy
Risk factors | Postoperative complications | χ2 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
with | without | |||
Gender | 1.003 | 0.317 | ||
Male | 2 | 29 | ||
Female | 3 | 108 | ||
Age/year | 0.040 | 0.841 | ||
<45 | 2 | 61 | ||
≥ 45 | 3 | 76 | ||
Histopathology | 2.332 | 0.391 | ||
benign | 0 | 40 | ||
malignant | 5 | 94 | ||
uncertain | 0 | 3 | ||
Hypertension | 0 | 24 | 1.054 | 0.589 |
Diabetes | 1 | 14 | 0.488 | 0.485 |
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis | 3 | 38 | 2.445 | 0.118 |
Largest tumor size | 2.127 | 0.440 | ||
≤ 1 cm | 3 | 51 | ||
1–2 cm | 2 | 47 | ||
≥ 2 cm | 0 | 39 | ||
Number of lesions | 0.715 | 0.650 | ||
Single | 1 | 53 | ||
Multiple | 4 | 84 | ||
Suturing the linea alba cervicalis | 0.207 | 0.649 | ||
Surtuing | 2 | 69 | ||
not | 3 | 68 | ||
Resection range | 0.496 | 1.000 | ||
Partial thyroidectomy | 0 | 8 | ||
Unilateral thyroidectomy | 1 | 31 | ||
Unilateral and isthmus thyroidectomy + lymph node dissection | 1 | 32 | ||
Subtotal thyroidectomy + lymph node dissection | 3 | 66 | ||
