Table 3 Patient outcomes following thyroidectomy surgery prior to propensity matching^a

Any 30-day complication

394 (0.1)

475 (3.4)

-2.43 (-2.74, -2.11)

 < .001

Overall surgical complication

149 (0.4)

107 (0.8)

-0.40 (-0.56, -0.25)

 < .001

 SSI

144 (0.4)

95 (0.7)

-0.33 (-0.47, -0.18)

 < .001

  Superficial SSI

111 (0.3)

60 (0.4)

-0.16 (-0.28, -0.04)

0.005

  Deep incisional SSI

21 (0.1)

20 (0.1)

-0.09 (-0.16, -0.03)

0.002

  Organ/space SSI

12 (0.03)

15 (0.1)

-0.08 (-0.13, -0.02)

0.001

 Wound dehiscence

5 (0.01)

14 (0.1)

-0.09 (-0.14, -0.03)

 < .001

Overall medical complication

259 (0.6)

396 (2.8)

-2.19 (-2.47, -1.91)

 < .001

 Pneumonia

36 (0.1)

74 (0.5)

-0.44 (-0.56, -0.32)

 < .001

 Unplanned intubation

29 (0.1)

137 (1.0)

-0.90 (-1.07, -0.74)

 < .001

 VTE

34 (0.1)

34 (0.2)

-0.16 (-0.25, -0.07)

 < .001

  Deep vein thrombosis

17 (0.04)

19 (0.1)

-0.09 (-0.16, -0.03)

 < .001

  Pulmonary embolism

21 (0.1)

18 (0.1)

-0.08 (-0.14, -0.01)

0.005

 Failure to wean

8 (0.02)

77 (0.6)

-0.53 (-0.65, -0.41)

 < .001

 Progressive renal insufficiency

2 (0.00)

14 (0.1)

-0.09 (-0.15, -0.04)

 < .001

 Acute renal failure

0 (0.00)

6 (0.04)

-0.04 (-0.08, -0.01)

 < .001

 Urinary tract infection

108 (0.3)

47 (0.3)

-0.07 (-0.18, 0.03)

0.166

 Stroke/cerebrovascular accident

8 (0.02)

6 (0.04)

-0.02 (-0.06, 0.01)

0.135

 Cardiac arrest

5 (0.01)

21 (0.2)

-0.14 (-0.20, -0.07)

 < .001

 Myocardial Infarction

11 (0.03)

16 (0.1)

-0.09 (-0.15, -0.03)

 < .001

 Bleeding

6 (0.01)

71 (0.5)

-0.49 (-0.61, -0.37)

 < .001

 Sepsis/Septic shock

29 (0.1)

40 (0.3)

-0.21 (-0.31, -0.12)

 < .001

  Sepsis

24 (0.1)

31 (0.2)

-0.16 (-0.24, -0.08)

 < .001

  Septic shock

5 (0.01)

10 (0.1)

-0.06 (-0.10, -0.01)

 < .001

 Death

12 (0.03)

23 (0.16)

-0.13 (-0.20, -0.07)

 < .001

 Readmission

807 (2.0)

463 (3.3)

-1.34 (-1.67, -1.02)

 < .001

 Return to the operating room

304 (0.7)

373 (2.7)

-1.92 (-2.20, -1.64)

 < .001