Optimal levothyroxine dose in post-total thyroidectomy patients: a prediction model for initial dose titration.

Saleh F Al-DhahriSamiah S Al-AngariJabir AlharbiMohammed AlEssa

Published 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 (2019)

Our analysis shows BSA as an independent predictor of LT4 dose post total thyroidectomy. Despite the possibility of generating different equations for predicting LT4 post total-thyroidectomy, finding a practical and clinically relevant prediction model is yet of limited efficiency.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
papillary thyroid
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
lymph node metastasis