Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the role of surgical drains in near total thyroidectomy.Study Design: It was a Randomized clinical trial conducted at department of surgery, DHQteaching Hospital, Dera Ghazi Khan from Jun 2012 to May 2013. Patients and Methods: Patientswere randomized into two groups by lottery method. Group A were those in which drains wereplaced and Group B patient were operated and no drains were placed. Inclusion criteria includedall patients presenting for near total thyroidectomy for benign diseases. Those with massivegoiters or nodules larger than 6 cm were excluded. 40patients were enrolled in the study.Complications, length of hospital stay, and overall cost were evaluated. Results: In the Group B(no drain group), there was 03 days mean hospital stay with no increase in postoperativecomplications like swelling. While Group A (drain group) mean hospital stay was 06 days.Conclusions: Thyroid surgery without the use of a drain decreases the length of hospital stay,with no increase in patient morbidity. The overall cost is significantly reduced.
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