Total (n = 60)

PerClot^® (n = 30)

Control (n = 30)

P-value

Age, mean ± SD

60.1 ± 11.2

62.7 ± 11.2

57.4 ± 10.7

0.07

Male/female

46/14

25/5

21/9

0.22

ASA-Score, No

0.38

ASA 1

27

13

14

ASA 2

26

15

11

ASA 3

7

2

5

Morphology

0.23

Nodular goiter

52

24

28

Adenoma

6

4

2

Papillary cancer

2

2

0

Solitary nodule

0

0

0

Mean specimen size, ml (Min-Max)

68.7

(8 - 430)

57.2

(8 - 146)

80.3

(14 - 430)

0.15

Lobectomy/Thyroidectomy

15/45

7/23

8/22

0.77

Mean operative time, min

141.5 ± 43.3

141.3 ± 49.8

141.7 ± 43.5

0.98

Mean duration of hospital stay

2.4 ± 0.7

2.4 ± 0.7

2.5 ± 0.7

0.59