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**coronavirus and thyroid disease**
The rapid spread of corona disease and as a result of the global health crisis has affected all areas of daily life, including medical treatment. Some patients are facing more serious complications. Therefore, surgeons when performing surgeries, including **thyroid surgery**, must adopt an appropriate decision-making approach in the face of the corona disease epidemic in order to balance the risks of postponing thyroid interventions against the risks of exposure to corona disease and its possible complications. As a result, the time of thyroid surgery at this time should be determined according to the stage of the disease.. Corona and thyroid surgery in the following cases.
There is no evidence to suggest that patients who have recently undergone radioactive iodine treatment or thyroid surgery for benign (non-cancerous) thyroid disease are at increased risk for viral infections, including the coronavirus. The World Health Organization has ordered hospitals to postpone all non-urgent surgeries, so it is unlikely that people awaiting thyroidectomy for benign thyroidectomy are, undergo benign thyroid surgery.. In addition, the treatment of hyperthyroidism with radioactive iodine should probably be postponed.. They have canceled radioactive.... During the outbreak of the corona disease, elective surgeries are almost postponed to minimize the risk of transmission.... Since thyroid surgery does not include emergency surgeries, during the corona epidemic, almost all patients who They need thyroid surgery, they are postponed... but some patients may need to perform their thyroid surgery as soon as possible depending on the opinion and suggestion of the thyroid surgeon... Therefore, be sure to consult your doctor about your disease and the time of thyroid surgery.. If the patient's corona test is positive and surgery is required, the patient should postpone the surgery until he no longer has infectious symptoms and the disease diagnosis center is determined to recover from the disease. Control, in mild and moderate cases of corona disease, the patient may be among the following infectious cases:
a) At least 24 hours have passed since the fever disappeared without the use of fever-reducing drugs and respiratory symptoms have improved.... b) At least 10 days have passed since the first appearance of symptoms... have improved.... c) symptoms (such as cough, shortness of breath) have improved... Corona infection has stated the suggested times for surgery from the date of diagnosis of covid-19 to surgery as follows:
- Four weeks for asymptomatic patients with Covid-19 or had only mild and non-respiratory symptoms... - Six weeks for symptomatic patients (such as cough, shortness of breath) who did not need to be hospitalized.... To know **Should levothyroxine tablets be taken after thyroid surgery?** Click on the link you want in the office
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