The investigation on 1500 patients with Basedow’s disease after subtotal thyroidectomy under anaesthetic acupuncture in combination with tranquilizers and analgesics showed a rate of 0.66% of patients suffering from aggressive thyrotoxicosis. Bogdanov’s clinical chart (1989) permits an early diagnosis and appropriate treatment of the condition.
Thyrotoxicosis ; Graves Disease ; diagnosis ; therapeutics

Subtotal thyroidectomy under acupuncture anesthesia was successful for graves' disease. The complications in early postoperative period were only 8.77% and no mortality rate. A study on 456 patients who were performed subtotal thyroidectomy between 1993 and 1995 has shown the early complications were as follows: (1) Thyroid storm in early postoperative period were 6 patients (1.31%). (2) Post - thyroidectomy hemorrhage were 3 patients (0.65%). (3) Hypoparathyroidism: 12 patients (2.63%). (4) Postoperation Acute respiratory failure postoperative was 9 patients (1.97%). (5) Recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis was 10 patients (2.18%).
Graves Disease ; surgery, Postoperative Complications ; surgery