Preoperative vitamin D levels do not relate with the risk of hypocalcemia following total thyroidectomy. A cohort study.
CONCLUSIONS: In our cohort of patients, preoperative vitamin D levels were not associated with a higher risk of hypocalcemia following total thyroidectomy. Postoperative PTH appears to be the most sensible item to predict the risk of postoperative symptomatic hypocalcemia.
PMID: 30646675 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Minerva Chirurgica - Category: Surgery Tags: Minerva Chir Source Type: research
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