Multivariate Analysis of Risk Factors for Postoperative Complications in Benign Goiter Surgery: Prospective Multicenter Study in Germany

Thomusch, Oliver; Machens, Andreas; Sekulla, Carsten; Ukkat, Jörg; Lippert, H.; Gastinger, I.; Dralle, Henning

doi:10.1007/s002680010221

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Multivariate Analysis of Risk Factors for Postoperative Complications in Benign Goiter Surgery: Prospective Multicenter Study in Germany

Published in World Journal of Surgery • Nov 1, 2000

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Oliver Thomusch

Andreas Machens

Carsten Sekulla

Abstract

Risk factors for postoperative complications of benign goiter surgery have not been investigated systematically. To this end, a prospective multicenter study (January 1 through December 31, 1998) was conducted involving 7266 patients with surgery for benign goiter from 45 East German hospitals. High...

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Medicine

Hypoparathyroidism

Goiter

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