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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Randomized clinical trial of LigaSure versus conventional suture ligation in thyroid surgery

Ā 

LigaSure

(n = 20)

Conventional

(n = 20)

P

Age (yrs); median (range)

45 (23-79)

49 (22-82)

N.S.

Gender (male vs female)

3:17

2:18

N.S.

Indication for operation (n)

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒFollicular neoplasm

7

9

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒThyroid cyst/node

8

4

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒSuspicion of malignancy

0

2

N.S.

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒComplementary hemithyroidectomy

1

2

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒMultinodular goiter

4

3

Ā 

Operated by resident as first surgeon (%)

25%

25%

N.S.