RECURRENT LARYNGEAL INJURY WHILE USING LIGASURE Versus CONVENTIONAL KNOT TYING IN TOTAL THYROIDECTOMY

Gulab Devi Hospital120 enrolled

Overview

To compare the frequency of recurrent laryngeal injury during total thyroidectomy when utilizing the LigaSure technique against conventional knot tying.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SCREENING

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

120

Conditions

Thyroidectomy

Interventions

tie and knotPROCEDURE

patients designated for total thyroidectomy with tie and knot hemostasis

LigasurePROCEDURE

Ligasure for hemostasis

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 60 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Aged: 18 to 60 years * Both Gender * Patients undergoing total thyroidectomy * Normal IDL * No Hoarseness of voice Exclusion Criteria: * Patients requiring re-operation, including completion thyroidectomy. * Patients undergoing concurrent procedures such as cervical lymphadenectomy or parathyroidectomy. * Patient having previous neck surgery * Patient having neck radiation * Thyroidectomy for thyroid malignancy

Locations (1)

Gulab Devi Hospital Ferozpur Road Lahore

Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Recurrent laryngeal nerve injury

Patients will be admitted to the hospital ward and assessed for recurrent laryngeal injury as per the operational definition during their stay.

Time frame: 3 days

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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