Thyroidectomy practice after implementation of the 2015 American Thyroid Association guidelines on surgical options for patients with well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma
JAMA Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery Apr 04, 2018
Hirshoren N, et al. - Researchers assessed the clinical practice changes related to the implementation of the updated guidelines on the surgical procedure rates of total thyroidectomy, thyroid lobectomy, and completion thyroidectomy at a single tertiary medical center. An association between the updated 2015 American Thyroid Association guidelines implementation and a significant decrease in the rates of both up-front total thyroidectomy and completion thyroidectomy was observed. Results suggested that a completion procedure will be needed for only 1 of 5 patients who undergoes thyroid lobectomy.
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