Postoperative parathyroid hormone (PTH) is equivalent to perioperative PTH drop in predicting postsurgical hypoparathyroidism.
M HashemC B LimS P Balasubramanian
Published in: Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (2024)
Day 1 PTH is equivalent to (if not better than) drop in PTH in predicting short- and long-term PoSH. Preoperative PTH measurements may not be needed in the detection and/or management of PoSH after thyroid surgery.