Background We carried out a significant institutional, three-site initiative to provide discharge prescribing guidelines for various procedures in an effort to reduce the overprescription of opioids. Our goal is to improve institutional recommendations for parathyroid surgery. Methods A 28-question survey about opioid use was completed by patients having parathyroidectomies.

Background Patients with toxic thyroid nodules don't typically undergo fine-needle aspiration (FNA) to check for cancer, and thyroid cancer in hyperthyroidism patients is said to be rare. However, there may be higher malignancy rates than previously thought in hyperthyroid patients. The prevalence of malignancy in hyperthyroidism patients who had thyroid operations is investigated in this study. Methods 138 individuals with hyperthyroidism