Classifying pain in transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy

ConclusionsVAS was used to measure treatment outcome in TOETVA. VAS scores achieved overall a minimal clinical importance difference from the two procedures. There appears to be both a short- and long-term different range of interpretations of pain between TOETVA and OTA.
Source: Journal of Endocrinological Investigation - Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research