Teboul F, Peix J L, Guibaud L, Massard J L, Ecochard R
Service de Chirurgie endocrinienne et digestive, Hôpital de l'Antiquaille, Lyon.
Ann Chir. 1992;46(10):902-4.
A randomized clinical trial of surgical drainage in thyroid surgery was performed with 97 patients. Using equivalence testing it is reported that morbidity was not significantly different between the two groups and the length of hospital stay was shorter in the undrained group. It is possible to perform thyroidectomy without drainage in a selected population.
