Table 3 Summary of postoperative complications

Hypocalcemia:

-transient

20 /130 (15.4%)

34 /175 (19.4%)

0.36

-clinally apparent

13/130 (10.0%)

20/175 (11.4%)

0.69

-permanent

5 /130 (3.8%)

5/175 ( 2.9%)

0.63

Nerve dysfunction

•transient

8/260* (3.0%)

18 /350* (5.1%)

0.20

•permanent

4 /260* (1.5%)

5/350* (1.4%)

0.32

Postoperative bleeding

4 /130 (3.1%)

3/175 (1.7%)

0.57

Wound dehiscence

1 /130 (0.8%)

4/175 (2.3%)

0.31