Baseline intraoperative intact parathyroid hormone levels in parathyroid surgery.

William S DukeWilson I OmesieteNathaniel J Walsh David J Terris

Published in: Head & neck (2018)

Baseline point-of-care IOPTH levels were higher than the preoperative CL-PTH levels in >75% of patients undergoing parathyroidectomy. Using the CL-PTH in lieu of an IOPTH baseline value would prolong the operation in some patients.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
coronary artery disease
acute coronary syndrome
atrial fibrillation