Efficacy of Fibrin Sealant to Reduce the Amount of Post-thyroidectomy Drain
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2011-01-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Fibrin sealant has been studied to reduce post-thyroidectomy drain and hospital stay as well.
However, no strong evidence from well-designed clinical trials is available. Harmonic scalpel
is a ultrasonic vibrating scissors which makes it easy to cut and coagulate the tissues, thus
reducing op time and postoperative drain, which is important to minimize hospital stay. The
investigators hypothesized that fibrin sealant combined with harmonic scalpel-assisted
procedure could guarantee no-drain postoperative care in total thyroidectomy with anterior
compartment neck dissection.