Patient variable

Complications

Chi-square

p-value

Yes

No

n (%)

n (%)

Age

≤50

>50

9 (15.5)

4 (15.4)

49 (84.5)

22 (84.6)

0.563

0.083

Sex

Male

Female

2 (28.6)

10 (13.0)

5 (71.4)

67 (87.0)

0.985

0.067

Area of residence

Rural

Urban

6 (10.7)

2 (7.1)

50 (89.3)

26 (92.9)

1.864

0.875

Type of thyroid disease

Non-malignant

Malignant

5 (6.6)

7 (87.5)

71 (93.4)

1 (12.5)

67.872

<0.001

Type of thyroidectomy

Non-total thyroidectomy

Total thyroidectomy

4 (8.0)

8 (36.4)

46 (92.0)

14 (63.6)

8.432

0.012

ASA class

1 - 2

≥3

11 (14.5)

1 (12.5)

65 (85.5)

7 (87.5)

1.229

0.187

Duration of surgery (minutes)

<60

61 - 120

>120

3 (12.5)

7 (21.9)

2 (7.1)

21 (87.5)

25 (78.1)

26 (92.9)

8.116

0.024

Use of drains

Yes

No

10 (19.2)

2 (6.2)

42 (80.8)

30 (93.8)

9.332

0.002