Preoperative vitamin D deficiency is a risk factor for postoperative hypocalcemia in patients undergoing total thyroidectomy: retrospective cohort study.
Genival Barbosa de CarvalhoLina Restrepo GiraldoRenan Bezerra LiraIsabela Bergh Martins MacambiraMarcel Adalid Tapia VegaHugo Fontan KohlerJoel Arévalo NovoaLuiz Paulo KowalskiPublished in: Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina (2019)
Deficient preoperative vitamin D levels were a significant risk factor for postoperative hypocalcemia. Preoperative oral supplementation should be considered, to minimize this risk.