Thyroid cases
Length of stay and surgery time Table 4 summarises the length of stay and surgery time for each of the operative case types. Note: this data was available for RNSH and Hornsby patients only.
Operative Case Type Median Total LOS (days)
IQR Total LOS (days)
Median Surgery Time (hours)
IQR Surgery Time (hours)
Thyroid-only
1
1, 2
2
1, 2
Primary vs secondary thyroid procedures The majority of elective thyroid procedures in 2021 were primary (87.4%) (Figure 6).
Parathyroid-only
1
1, 1
1
1, 1
Both (Thyroid/parathyroid) 2
1, 2
2
1, 2
Note: primary procedure refers to the first instance of a thyroid procedure for an individual patient and secondary refers to any subsequent thyroid procedure.
Adrenal
3
2, 4
2
2, 3
Parotid-only
1
1, 2
2
2, 3
Thyroglossal-only
1
1, 1
1
1, 1
Submandibular-only
1
1, 1
1
1, 1
Other
4
3, 5
2
2, 2
Table 4. Length of stay and surgery time summary
Figure 6. Primary vs secondary thyroid procedures
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25
Endocrine Surgery Annual Report 2021
Endocrine Surgery Annual Report 2021
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