Serum PTH at 4 h after total thyroidectomy as a predictor of hypocalcemia: a prospective time frame analysis in search of evidence.
Archit KapoorNaresh Kumar PandaVikas SharmaJaimanti BakshiSanjay BhadadaPublished in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2023)
A combination of absolute serum PTH level at 4 h and the relative decline in serum PTH at 4 h has the highest diagnostic accuracy. The use of this combined parameter helps to reliably predict patients who would require supplementation.