High-dose preoperative cholecalciferol to prevent post-thyroidectomy hypocalcaemia: A randomized, double-blinded placebo-controlled trial.

Christopher W RoweSam ArthursChristine J O'NeillJacqueline HawthorneRosemary CarrollKatie WynneCino Bendinelli

Published in: Clinical endocrinology (2018)

Pre-thyroidectomy treatment with high-dose cholecalciferol did not reduce the overall rate of hypocalcaemia following thyroidectomy. In subgroups stratified by day 1 PTH status, improved clinical outcomes were noted.

Keyphrases

high dose
papillary thyroid
low dose
stem cell transplantation
patients undergoing
lymph node metastasis
squamous cell carcinoma
clinical trial