The role of early postoperative parathyroid hormone level after total thyroidectomy in prediction of hypocalcemia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Estimation of parathyroid hormone (PTH) after thyroid surgery helps to predict the development of hypocalcemia and allows early intervention and management with oral calcium and/or vitamin D supplementation in the postoperative period.

Patients and methods

This retrospective study included 57 patients who underwent total or completion thyroidectomy within 4 years. Measurement of serum PTH level was done 3 h after surgery for its change and prediction of hypocalcemia.

Results

The mean age was 42.11 years, females constituted 46 patients (80.7%), the main surgical procedure was total thyroidectomy in 51 patients (89.5%), and the main cause for surgery was multinodular goiter in 33 patients (57.8%). Three hours after surgery 47 patients (82.5%) had serum PTH l

SUBMITTER: Abdullah AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8058903 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature