Preoperative calcitriol reduces postoperative intravenous calcium requirements and length of stay in parathyroidectomy for renal-origin hyperparathyroidism

Patients undergoing subtotal parathyroidectomy for renal-origin hyperparathyroidism often develop postoperative hypocalcemia, requiring calcitriol and intravenous calcium (Postop-IVCa). We hypothesized that in subtotal parathyroidectomy for renal-origin hyperparathyroidism, preoperative calcitriol treatment reduces the use of postoperative administration of intravenous calcium.

Source: Surgery - November 6, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Salman Alsafran, Scott K. Sherman, Fadi S. Dahdaleh, Brian Ruhle, Frederic Mercier, Edwin L. Kaplan, Peter Angelos, Raymon H. Grogan Source Type: research