Clinical trial · Interventional
Is the Routine Pressure Dressing After Thyroidectomy Necessary?
Is the Routine Pressure Dressing After Thyroidectomy Necessary? A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study
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- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Thyroidectomy is an operation that is commonly performed. After an operation a pressure dressing by Hypafix is usually used due to the belief that it will help to reduce complications such as post-operative bleeding or haematoma. However, the practice is uncomfortable to patients and makes it hard to detect early haematomas. We carried out a prospective randomised study to study the role of pressure dressing after thyroid surgery by evaluating the amount of fluids collected in the operative bed by ultrasonography compared with normal dressing.
Conditions
Conditions (4)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goiter | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Graves Disease | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Thyroid Neoplasms | Thyroid Gland Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Thyroid Nodules | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal dressing | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Pressure dressing | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Control group
- description
- Pressure dressing
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Pressure dressing
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Experimental group
- description
- Normal dressing
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Normal dressing
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- amount of fluids collected in the operative bed by ultrasonography
- timeFrame
- participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 4 days
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients underwent thyroidectomy in Srinagarind hospital, Khonkaen University Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with cervical lymph nodes metastases requiring neck dissection * Patients that tissue pathology shown anaplastic carcinoma * Patients with clinical or laboratory indicators of coagulation disorders
References
Publications (8)
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- BACKGROUNDFALCAO P. [Use of a compressive-compensed dressing in thyroid surgery]. Rev Bras Otorrinolaringol. 1951 May-Jun;19(3A):88-90. No abstract available. Undetermined Language. PMID 14876034
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- BACKGROUNDShaha AR, Jaffe BM. Practical management of post-thyroidectomy hematoma. J Surg Oncol. 1994 Dec;57(4):235-8. doi: 10.1002/jso.2930570406. PMID 7990478
- DERIVEDPiromchai P, Vatanasapt P, Reechaipichitkul W, Phuttharak W, Thanaviratananich S. Is the routine pressure dressing after thyroidectomy necessary? A prospective randomized controlled study. BMC Ear Nose Throat Disord. 2008 Mar 20;8:1. doi: 10.1186/1472-6815-8-1. PMID 18366712