Background: Voice problems following thyroid surgery are well known, and perioperative voice analysis in patients undergoing thyroidectomy no longer seems optional. However, multiple means of assessing vocal function are time-consuming, require specific instruments and specialists, and increase costs. Therefore, we designed this study to develop an efficient and cost-effective screening tool for detecting voice disorders following thyroidectomy.
Methods: We developed the Perioperative Voice-Screening Protocol for Thyroid Surgery (PVST) using the Thyroidectomy-Related Voice Questionnaire (TVQ) to provide a cost-effective diagnostic flow chart for patients following thyroidectomy. The TVQ is a simple questionnaire that was developed at our institution and has already demonstrated its effectiveness in detecting pre- and postthyroidectomy voice-related disorders in our previous studies. To investigate the PVST, we enrolled 242 subjects who underwent thyroidectomy and let them follow the PVST. All subjects underwent a voice work-up by a voice specialist to verify the predictive value of the protocol.
Results: Using PVST, we could effectively screen for abnormal preoperative laryngeal findings with sensitivity and specificity of 82.1% and 50.5%, respectively, especially laryngeal benign mucosal disease with sensitivity and specificity of 100% and 45.6%, respectively. We could also screen for postoperative voice-related problems with sensitivity and specificity of 100% and 50.4% for detecting vocal-cord palsy, and 66.7% and 51.2% for detecting a low-pitched voice, respectively. If all 242 patients followed the protocol, US $42,768 would be saved, and the PVST was estimated to decrease costs by 43.5%.
Conclusions: The PVST is a reliable and cost-effective perioperative screening tool that enables thyroid surgeons to detect patients with voice problems in their routine outpatient clinic for early and appropriate referral to voice specialists.
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