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NCT Number: NCT00400465

Is the Routine Pressure Dressing After Thyroidectomy Necessary?

Thyroidectomy is an operation that is commonly performed. After an operation a pressure dressing by Hypafix is usually used due to the belief that it will help to reduce complications such as post-operative bleeding or haematoma. However, the practice is uncomfortable to patients and makes it hard to detect early haematomas.

We carried out a prospective randomised study to study the role of pressure dressing after thyroid surgery by evaluating the amount of fluids collected in the operative bed by ultrasonography compared with normal dressing.

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Key information

Conditions

Thyroid Neoplasms Autoimmune Diseases Endocrine Gland Neoplasms Endocrine System Diseases Exophthalmos Eye Diseases Goiter Graves Disease Head and Neck Neoplasms Hyperthyroidism Immune System Diseases Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Orbital Diseases Thyroid Diseases Thyroid Nodule Thyroid Nodules

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 4

Primary location

Deapartment of Otolaryngology, Srinagarind Hospital, Khonkaen University

Muang, Khonkaen, 40000, Thailand

About this study

Thyroidectomy is an operation that is commonly performed. In Department of Otolaryngology, Khonkaen University was performed this operation about 200 cases per years. After an operation a pressure dressing by Hypafix is usually used due to the belief that it will help to reduce complications such as post-operative bleeding or haematoma. However, the practice is uncomfortable to patients and makes it hard to detect early haematomas.

We carried out a prospective randomised study to study the role of pressure dressing after thyroid surgery by evaluating the amount of fluids collected in the operative bed by ultrasonography compared with normal dressing.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients underwent thyroidectomy in Srinagarind hospital, Khonkaen University

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients with cervical lymph nodes metastases requiring neck dissection
  • Patients that tissue pathology shown anaplastic carcinoma
  • Patients with clinical or laboratory indicators of coagulation disorders

Treatment and study plan

Normal dressing

Procedure

Normal dressing

Pressure dressing

Procedure

Pressure dressing

Primary outcomes

  1. amount of fluids collected in the operative bed by ultrasonography

    Time frame: participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 4 days

Secondary outcomes

  1. Days retained drains

    Time frame: participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 4 days

  2. days of hospital stay

    Time frame: participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 4 days

  3. complication (bruise,bleeding,wound dehiscence)

    Time frame: participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 4 days

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Khon Kaen University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Is the Routine Pressure Dressing After Thyroidectomy Necessary? A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study

Important dates

Study start
2006
Primary completion
2007
Study completion
2007
First posted
Nov 16, 2006
Registry last updated
Apr 1, 2015

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