The transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach (TOETVA) is an emerging minimally invasive alternative to conventional open thyroidectomy; however, postoperative pain data remain limited.
✦ Clinical Takeaway ✦
No actionable change for audiologists; this study addresses post-surgical pain in thyroid surgery and has no relevance to audiology or hearing healthcare practice.
✦ Why It Matters ✦
This article has negligible relevance to the audiology field and is included here only for completeness.
✦ Key Points ✦
- 01Study examines pain outcomes after transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach (TOETVA).
- 02Published in Pain Management Nursing (2026).
- 03No direct relevance to audiology, hearing loss, or vestibular disorders.
- 04Predictors of post-operative pain severity were identified in this surgical population.
✦ Research metadata ✦
- PMID
- 42209327
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.pmn.2026.04.020.
- Journal
- Pain Management Nursing
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 4
- Population
- Patients undergoing transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach (TOETVA)
- Intervention
- Transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach (TOETVA)
Primary outcomes
Post-operative pain outcomes; Predictors of pain severity