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Based on selection criteria, 54 patients were enrolled in the study of which there was a definite female preponderance at 51 female and 3 male patients who underwent total thyroidectomy. The mean age of the patients was 44.8±6.1 (range 34-57 years). The mean duration of surgery was 68.1 minutes (SD ±9.3) in the drain group, while it was 67.4 minutes (SD ±10) in the non-drain group. There was no significant association between the groups (- Post-operative complications among patients with and without post-operative drains following total thyroidectomy.The patients in whom drains were placed experienced a longer duration of hospitalization (mean 3.0±0.6) as compared to non-drain patients (mean 2.2±0.5). This difference was statistically significant (