Outcomes of 1,327 patients operated on through twelve multispecialty surgical volunteerism missions: A retrospective cohort study

Thyroidectomy in a Surgical Volunteerism Mission: Analysis of 464 Consecutive Cases

“…In a recent paper, we have outlined the major challenges of surgical mission, which we have divided broadly into seven groups: (1) creation of the team; (2) patient selection; (3) case complexity; (4) cost of the mission; (5) quality of care and safety of both patients and the team; (6) changing the mindset and situational awareness; and (7) overall efficiency of the SVM [11]. However, when it comes to thyroid surgery and in particularly thyroid postoperative care, in addition to being complex even in the best of conditions there are other challenges that we have to take into consideration.…”

“…Collected data comprised patients' demographics and intra- and postoperative variables. The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the University of Arizona, as a part of a larger study [11]. The study report complies with the STROCSS criteria [12].…”

“…SVM has been organized over the years by the same group of surgeons and the local support system in the same hospital for 12 out of 13 missions (one mission was organized in a governmental hospital). Recently, we reported a cumulative result of 12 missions on 1,327 operations that were performed (842 females (63.4%) and 485 males (36.6%)) of which the majority of operations were for thyroid disease (31.6%), followed by hernia (17.3%), hysterectomies/salpingo-oophorectomies (12.2%), soft tissue tumors (9.9%), cleft lip/palate repairs (7.2%), breast (6.4%), gallbladder disease (4.7%), cataract (2.9%), parotid masses (1.4%), and others (6.4%) [11].…”

Transoral robotic thyroidectomy on two human cadavers using the Intuitive da Vinci single port robotic surgical system and CO2 insufflation: Preclinical feasibility study

“…Thyroid surgery via a central neck incision is a common procedure with predictably excellent outcomes in the hands of high‐volume thyroid surgeons . Although it has been the standard approach for more than 100 years, it does leave a permanent cervical scar that may heal in a variable fashion.…”

“…robotic thyroidectomy, TOETVA, TORT, transoral robotic thyroidectomy, transoral thyroidectomy 1 | INTRODUCTION Thyroid surgery via a central neck incision is a common procedure with predictably excellent outcomes in the hands of highvolume thyroid surgeons. 1 Although it has been the standard approach for more than 100 years, it does leave a permanent cervical scar that may heal in a variable fashion. Some patients find this troubling and seek other options to minimize the scar.…”