Literature Review: A Roundup of Important Recent Studies

Bottom line: Patients waiting for thyroid surgery have mild to moderate psychological morbidity and long wait times for surgery, but these appear to be unrelated. The anxiety decreases after surgery.

Reference: Eskander A, Devins GM, Freeman J, et al. Waiting for thyroid surgery: a study of psychological morbidity and determinants of health associated with long wait times for thyroid surgery. Laryngoscope. 2013;123:541-547.

—Reviewed by Sue Pondrom