All files of all patients that had thyroidectomy in the hospital in the last 10 yeas will be reviewed. All demographic and peri-operative data will be collected, tabulated and analyzed.~Incidence and pre-operative predictive factors of every single complication will pointed out and discussed.
Thyroidectomy is one of the commonest elective surgeries in surgical practice nowadays. It is associated with wide range of complications, from unnoticed events up to lifelong problems and even life-threatening complications. The most troublesome are bleeding, nerve injury and hypocalcemia. The current study was conducted to report the incidence and predictive factors for perioperative complications, aiming to point out preventive measures.