A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY TO DETERMINE THE TYPE OF COMPLICATIONS GENERATED AS A RESULT OF THYROIDECTOMY IN IRAQ

Abstract

Background
Thyroidectomy aims to completely or partially remove the thyroid gland,
which is located in the anterior neck area, in cases of several diseases of
the thyroid gland.
Objective
This study aims to determine the type of complications generated as a
result of thyroidectomy in Iraq.
Material and method
A retrospective study was conducted in Iraq on 70 patients who underwent
thyroidectomy during the period from November 2020 to September 2021
at different hospitals in Iraq, and demographic data were analysed
according to IBM SOFT SPSS 22.
The clinical records of the patients were accessed, from which patient data
were extracted in terms of gender, age, and development of the patients
who underwent surgery in the mentioned period
Results
the complication which found in this study for 70 patient was
(Hypocalcemia for nine patients with 12.6, Wound hematoma for six
patients with 8.6%, External branch of superior laryngeal nerve palsy for
four patients with 5.7%
Conclusion
A positive statistically significant relationship was found between the
frequencies of type of thyroid surgery complications with a 0.056 p-value