Perioperative versus postoperative calcium and vitamin D supplementation to prevent symptomatic hypocalcemia after total thyroidectomy: a randomized placebo controlled trial.
Pichit SittitraiDonyarat RuenmarkkaewHanpon KlibngernTapanut AriyanonNutthiya HanprasertpongSomkamon BoonyaprapaMaysayawan SreesawatPublished in: International journal of surgery (London, England) (2023)
Perioperative oral calcium and vitamin D supplementation significantly decreased the risks of symptomatic and biochemical hypocalcemia compared to postoperative oral calcium and vitamin D supplementation. The perioperative supplementation also shortened the recovery period of symptomatic hypocalcemia to within 24 hours.