Endocrine Abstracts

The acceptance of any operative or interventional procedures depends on the capability of the surgeon to explain the procedure in detail and also associated complications without undue fear to the patient. The aim of this prospective randomised study is to establish an ideal model for the surgeon to explain. We used three models for explaining the procedure of hemithyroidectomy (removal of diseased lobe plus the isthumus and a cuff of contralateral lobe and pyramidal lobe if present) for benign nodules using conventional diagram model, toy model and using animation model. Each group had 40 patients each after randomisation. Females predominated.The operative procedure was performed by a single endocrine surgeon using sutureless technique and no drain was inserted. Post operatively all patients discharged on the morning after surgery. The toy group and animation group had better idea of the procedure which was rated using an questionnaire. The explanation of the procedure was given by the same surgeon a week before the opeartion in the outpatient department. In the post operative period the animation group had no questions when compared to the other groups(P<0.05). To conclude the animation model if available shall be the ideal model for explaining the operative procedure.