English
SpanishTrusted Resources: Evidence & Education
Scientific literature and patient education texts
Racial Disparities in Surgical Outcomes for Benign Thyroid Disease
source: The American Journal of Surgery
year: 2020
authors: Maduka RC, Gibson CE, Chiu AS, Jean RA, Wills-Johnson N, Azar SA, Oliveira K, Ahuja V
summary/abstract:Introduction: Previous studies have shown racial disparities in surgical outcomes in malignant thyroid disease. We hypothesize that minority groups have a higher incidence of postoperative complications following surgery for benign thyroid disease.
Methods: Using NSQIP (2016-2017), patients (>17 years) undergoing thyroid surgery for benign disease were identified. Outcomes included neck hematoma, recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) injury, and hypocalcemia. Multivariate analysis was performed controlling for patient factors.
Results: 6817 patients were identified. Postoperative outcomes were neck hematoma (2.0%), RLN injury (5.2%), and significant hypocalcemia (4.9%). Compared to White patients, Black patients had higher chance of neck hematoma (OR 2.32, 95% CI 1.51-3.55) and RLN injury (OR 1.97, 95% CI 1.53-2.55) while Asian patients had significantly greater odds of RLN injury (OR 1.88, 95% CI 1.15-3.06).
Conclusion: Minority compared to White patients are more likely to have significant postoperative complications which indicates racial disparities in the surgical treatment for benign thyroid disease.
organization: Yale University School of Medicine, USADOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.06.054
read more
myBinderRelated Content
-
Total Thyroidectomy as a Method of Choice in the Treatment of Graves’ Disease – Analysis of 1432 Patient...Background: Graves' disease represents ...
-
Radioiodine Ablation of Postsurgical Thyroid Remnants After Treatment With Recombinant Human TSH (rhTSH) in Patients...Context: Recent evidence suggests thyro...
-
The Surgical Treatment Options for Graves’ DiseaseThe surgical treatment of Graves’ dise...
-
Racial Disparities in Thyroid Surgery: Summary for the PublicBackground: Recent protests over police...
-
The Long-Term Outcomes of Thyroid Function After Subtotal Thyroidectomy for Graves’ HyperthyroidismBackground: Surgical management of Grav...
-
Thyroidectomy for Graves’The surgical treatment of Graves’ dise...
-
Radioiodine-Associated Exacerbation of Graves’ Orbitopathy in the Japanese Population: Randomized Prospective ...Context: Exacerbation of Graves' orbito...
To improve your experience on this site, we use cookies. This includes cookies essential for the basic functioning of our website, cookies for analytics purposes, and cookies enabling us to personalize site content. By clicking on 'Accept' or any content on this site, you agree that cookies can be placed. You may adjust your browser's cookie settings to suit your preferences. More Information
The cookie settings on this website are set to "allow cookies" to give you the best browsing experience possible. If you continue to use this website without changing your cookie settings or you click "Accept" below then you are consenting to this.
Powered by
Brought to you by
Supported through an independent
educational grant by
