From: Minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy for the early-stage differential thyroid carcinoma
Surgical parameters | MIVAT group | CT group | P value |
---|---|---|---|
 | (n = 24) | (n = 111) |  |
Operative time (minutes) | 109 ± 49 | 139 ± 66 | 0.014* |
Length of incision (cm) | 3.1 ± 1.1 | 6.9 ± 1.3 | <0.0001* |
Operative hemorrhage (mL) | 29.5 ± 43.1 | 69.7 ± 52.7 | <0.0001* |
Postoperative drainage (mL) | 42.9 ± 28.9 | 53.4 ± 49.1 | 0.729 |
Length of hospitalization (days) | 4.7 ± 1.9 | 5.5 ± 3.1 | 0.548 |
Peak angle of cervical axial rotation (degree) | Â | Â | Â |
Left | 31.5 ± 3.5 | 39.0 ± 4.1 | <0.0001* |