Assessing Symptomatic Hypocalcemia Risk After Total Thyroidectomy: A Prospective Study
Andro Košec,
Ana Gašić,
Filip Hergešić
et al.
Abstract:Introduction The most common postoperative complication of total thyroidectomy is hypocalcemia, usually monitored using serum parathyroid hormone and calcium values.
Objective To identify the most accurate predictors of hypocalcemia, construct a risk assesment algorithm and analyze the impact of using several calcium correction formulas in practice.
Methods A prospective, single-center, non-randomized longitudinal cohort study on 205 patients undergoing total thyroidectomy. Parathyroid horm… Show more
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