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Hypothyroidism impairs wound healing, which may increase the risk of wound complications such as pharyngocutaneous fistula (PCF). This study aims to investigate if hypothyroidism is associated with post\u2010laryngectomy wound complications.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Data Sources<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and the Cochrane Library were searched for relevant studies from database inception until January 2025.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Review Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A systematic review and meta\u2010analysis was performed and reported according to the PRISMA guidelines. Qualitative synthesis was performed using chi\u2010square analysis. Meta\u2010analysis was performed using the Mantel\u2013Haenszel method, with sensitivity analyses performed to test the robustness of our results.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Seventeen studies including 4436 patients were identified for inclusion. The mean age was 62.7\u2009years (range 32.0\u201392.0\u2009years), with 80.1% being male. This included 857 patients reported to be hypothyroid (19.3%). Meta\u2010analysis including 13 studies demonstrated an association between hypothyroidism and pharyngocutaneous fistula formation (OR 2.85, 95% CI 1.41\u20135.77,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.004). Sensitivity analysis of postoperative hypothyroidism demonstrated an increased risk of PCF formation (OR 7.69, 95% CI 1.97\u201330.11,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.003;\n                      <jats:italic>I<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      51%), while the association was not statistically significant for pre\u2010 and perioperative hypothyroidism. Additionally, hypothyroidism was associated with increased overall wound complications following laryngectomy (OR 2.48, 95% CI 1.15\u20135.36,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.02).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Hypothyroidism is associated with an increased risk of developing post\u2010laryngectomy wound complications. This supports routine evaluation of thyroid status in patients undergoing laryngectomy and protocols to manage perioperative hypothyroidism.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Level of Evidence<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>NA.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/lary.32324","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,17]],"date-time":"2025-07-17T12:59:47Z","timestamp":1752757187000},"page":"4020-4029","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Association of Hypothyroidism With Wound Complications Post\u2010Laryngectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta\u2010Analysis"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"135","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9247-522X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Eoghan J.","family":"Kennedy","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Head and Neck Surgery St James's Hospital  Dublin Ireland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2750-3057","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Eoin F.","family":"Cleere","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Head and Neck Surgery St James's Hospital  Dublin Ireland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7837-4032","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Justin M.","family":"Hintze","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Head and Neck Surgery St James's Hospital  Dublin Ireland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Conall W. 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