Thyroid/Parathyroid

Waiting for thyroid surgery: A study of psychological morbidity and determinants of health associated with long wait times for thyroid surgery†

  1. Antoine Eskander HBSc, MD.1,*,
  2. Gerald M. Devins MSc, PhD.2,
  3. Jeremy Freeman MD, FRCSC.1,3,
  4. Alice C. Wei MSc, MD, FRCSC.4,5,
  5. Lorne Rotstein MD, FRCSC.4,5,
  6. Nitin Chauhan MD.1,4,
  7. Anna M. Sawka MD, PhD.6,
  8. Dale Brown MB, BCh, FRCSC.1,4,5,7,
  9. Jonathan Irish MSc, MD, FRCSC, FACS.1,5,7,
  10. Ralph Gilbert MB, BCh, FRCSC.1,5,7,
  11. Patrick Gullane MB, FRCSC.1,5,7,
  12. Kevin Higgins MSc, MD, FRCSC.1,8,
  13. Danny Enepekides MD, FRCSC, FACS.1,8,
  14. David Goldstein MD, MSc, FRCSC.1,5,7

Article first published online: 2 AUG 2012

DOI: 10.1002/lary.23503

Issue

The Laryngoscope

The Laryngoscope

Volume 123, Issue 2, pages 541–547, February 2013

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Eskander, A., Devins, G. M., Freeman, J., Wei, A. C., Rotstein, L., Chauhan, N., Sawka, A. M., Brown, D., Irish, J., Gilbert, R., Gullane, P., Higgins, K., Enepekides, D. and Goldstein, D. (2013), Waiting for thyroid surgery: A study of psychological morbidity and determinants of health associated with long wait times for thyroid surgery. The Laryngoscope, 123: 541–547. doi: 10.1002/lary.23503

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  2. 2

    Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, University Health Network, Ontario Cancer Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  3. 3

    Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  4. 4

    Department of General Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  5. 5

    Department of Surgical Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  6. 6

    Department of Endocrinology, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  7. 7

    Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  8. 8

    Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

*Department of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, University of Toronto, 190 Elizabeth St., Rm 3S438,Toronto Ontario, Canada M5G2N9

  1. †

    Presented at the Triological Society Combined Meeting in Miami Beach 2012 and won an Eastern Section Resident Research Award (William M. Montgomery Resident Research Award).

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 12 FEB 2013
  2. Article first published online: 2 AUG 2012
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 18 MAY 2012

Funded by

  • University of Toronto Comprehensive Research Experience for Medical Students (CREMS)
  • University Health Network Thyroid Research Fund

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