The Effects of Chronic Steroid Use on Postoperative Complications Following Thyroidectomy.
Elizabeth S KohFrank R ChenSophia ChenTheodore QuanKaren L LeungJason YangPublished in: World journal of surgery (2023)
Chronic steroid use prior to thyroidectomy is an independent risk factor for multiple postoperative complications, namely postoperative bleeding and transfusions, open wound infection, pulmonary embolism, and ventilator use over 48 h. Patients on chronic steroids should be medically optimized before thyroidectomy to reduce the risk of potentially life-threatening complications.
Keyphrases
- pulmonary embolism
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- inferior vena cava
- papillary thyroid
- patients undergoing
- minimally invasive
- prognostic factors
- atrial fibrillation
- squamous cell carcinoma
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- drug induced
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- wound healing
- patient reported