Use of the parathyroid hormone assay at H6 post thyroidectomy: an early predictor of hypocalcemia.

C LacroixG PotardP ThuillierR Le PennecJ Prévot N Roudaut Remi Marianowski Jean-Christophe Leclere

Published in: Journal of endocrinological investigation (2021)

The iPTH 6 h after total thyroidectomy is predictive of hypocalcemia. It might be used to identify patients not at risk of hypocalcemia and earlier discharge could be considered.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
papillary thyroid
squamous cell carcinoma
patient reported outcomes
patient reported