Early corrected serum calcium value can predict definitive calcium serum level after total thyroidectomy in asymptomatic patients.

A HouetteJ MassoubreB PereiraM PuechmailleA DissardL GilainN SaroulThierry Mom

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 (2018)

This prospective study confirms that CCa on the first morning after surgery is reliable when it is more than 2.13 mmol/L. In total, analyzing CCa on day 1 after total thyroidectomy allows the discharge of 70% of patients on the first day after surgery, with no risk of hypocalcemia.

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