Scar perceptions after thyroid and parathyroid surgery: Comparison of minimal and conventional approaches
Scar perceptions after thyroid and parathyroid surgery: Comparison of minimal and conventional approaches
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DOI:
10.1016/j.surg.2012.08.008
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发表时间:
2013-03-01
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影响因子:
3.8
通讯作者:
Petralias, Athanassios
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作者:
Linos, Dimitrios;Economopoulos, Konstantinos P.;Petralias, Athanassios
Background. An incision less than 3 cm in length in the neck is the main feature that discriminates the minimally invasive thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy from traditional procedures. Smaller neck scars are assumed to yield better patient satisfaction, although no established data support this. In this analysis, we evaluated the satisfaction of patients who had undergone both procedures, while examining the effects of sociodemographic and surgical characteristics.Methods. We analyzed data from 691 patients who underwent a thyroidectomy or parathyroidectomy between January 2000 and March 2010. We assessed the satisfaction of patients who underwent conventional compared to minimally invasive procedures, using the validated Patient Scar Assessment Questionnaire (PSAQ). We included both the appearance and the consciousness subscales.Results. Overall, patients were satisfied with their neck scars, as indicated by the low scores in appearance (13.3; range, 9 to 31) and consciousness (8.5; range, 6 to 24) subscales. The degree of satisfaction, improved with increased time since surgery (P