Introduction
thyroid carcinoma, infections, necrotic
THYROID CARCINOMA, SCAR, POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIONS, NECROTIC
Surgical drainage is a technique used to remove exudate, necrotic tissue, or other abnormally increased fluids from the body through drainage tubes and strips, and it is usually used in the clinical surgical treatment of wounds or after surgery to prevent incision infections and promote wound healing (Therefore, our study compared the differences in drainage/effusion volume, postoperative complications, length of stay, cost, thyroid cancer-specific quality of life questionnaire (THYCA-QoL) and patient and observer scar assessment scale (POSAS) between drainage and no-drainage groups and further evaluated the necessity of routine drainage for patients with thyroid carcinoma after unilateral thyroid lobectomy and central neck dissection.