Comparison of Use of Ligasure and Bipolar Diathermy Vs. Conventional Technique for Thyroidectomy
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https://doi.org/10.51253/pafmj.v76i4.12813Keywords:
Bipolar, Conventional Techniques, Diathermy, Ligasure, ThyroidectomyAbstract
Objective: To compare the outcome of ligasure and bipolar diathermy versus conventional techniques among patients undergoing thyroidectomies.
Study Design: Quasi-experimental study.
Place and Duration of Study: Department of General Surgery, Combined Military Hospital, Bahawalpur Pakistan, from Mar to Oct 2024.
Methodology: Eighty patients undergoing thyroidectomy were equally divided into two Groups. Group-A patients underwent thyroidectomy using ligasure and bipolar diathermy, while Group-B was treated by conventional technique by the same surgeon. Duration of surgery, duration of hospitalization, and complication rate were noted in the proforma. All the data was entered on the proforma by the researcher.
Results: Out of eighty patients 27.5% (n=22) were male and 72.5% (n=58) were female. Of these, 68.8% (n=55) belonged to rural areas and 31.2% (n=25) were from urban areas. Twenty-eight (35.0%) had poor social backgrounds while 65.0% (n=52) were from middle-income families. Diabetics were 22.5% (n=18), hypertensive were 30.0% (n=24) and obese were 15.0% (n=12). Among Group-A and Group-B; complication rate, Mean duration of surgery, and duration of hospital stay were 7.5% (n=03), 91.93±8.43 minutes, 1.35±0.48 days, and, 37.5% (n=15), 122.00±6.86 minutes, 2.10±0.59, respectively, showing significant values of p<0.001.
Conclusion; The ligasure and bipolar diathermy method are safe, effective, and reliable with decreased post-operative complication rate, mean duration of surgery, and hospital stay as compared with the conventional technique employed for thyroidectomy.
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