[Society and surgery. Burnout and surgeons].

Burnout syndrome is a mental and emotional state of tiredness, characterised by feelings of emptiness and negative attitudes to work and life. It appears particularly in care professionals associated with human interactions, and starts progressive, affecting the professional as well as the organisation. It is currently the most common cause of absence from work.

Nodal yield, morbidity, and recurrence after central neck dissection for papillary thyroid carcinoma.

Background: The role of central neck dissection (CND) in differentiated thyroid cancer remains controversial. This study aims at elucidating the potential benefits and drawbacks of CND associated to total thyroidectomy in papillary cancer.

Methods: Protocols of patients undergoing total thyroidectomy and CND for papillary cancer were reviewed.