Effect of Gender on Postoperative Morbidity and Mortality Outcomes: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Full extent of gender differences on postoperative outcomes has never been studied on large scale, specifically postoperative complications. This study aims to assess the effect of gender on 30-day morbidity and mortality after major surgery. A retrospective cohort study was carried out using data of patients undergoing major surgeries from the American College of Surgeons' National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database between 2008 and 2011.

Life threatening presentation of thoracic duct injury post thyroid surgery; a case report.

Background: Injury to thoracic duct is a rare potential complication of time-honored conventional thyroidectomy. Nevertheless, it can be a cause of significant morbidity, and sometimes life-threatening.

Patient Findings: A 78-year-old female patient with a previous surgical history of thyroid lobectomy for nodular disease presented with primary hyperparathyroidism, and a nodule in the remaining thyroid lobe.