Frailty is More Predictive than Age for Complications After Thyroidectomy for Multinodular Goiter

Risks of thyroidectomy for multinodular goiter (MNG) in older and frail patients are unclear, particularly regarding hematoma and recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) palsy. MNG patients undergoing total thyroidectomy were reviewed in the ACS-NSQIP procedure-targeted database (2016–2017). Outcomes were analyzed between adult (age <65), older-adult (age ≥65 and <80), and oldest-old (age ≥80) patients. Five-factor modified frailty index (mFI-5) was...