AAO-HNSF Clinical Practice Guideline: Improving Voice Outcomes After Thyroid Surgery
Clinical Practice Guideline
Keyword(s)
cpgs
The
purpose of this guideline is to optimize voice outcomes for adult
patients aged 18 years or older after thyroid surgery. The target
audience is any clinician involved in managing such patients, which
includes but may not be limited to otolaryngologists, general surgeons,
endocrinologists, internists, speech-language pathologists, family
physicians and other primary care providers, anesthesiologists, nurses,
and others who manage patients with thyroid/voice issues. The guideline
applies to any setting in which clinicians may interact with patients
before, during, or after thyroid surgery. Children under age 18 years
are specifically excluded from the target population; however, the
guideline panel members understand that many of the findings may be
applicable to this population. Also excluded are patients undergoing
concurrent laryngectomy. Although this guideline is limited to
thyroidectomy, some of the recommendations may extrapolate to
parathyroidectomy as well.
