Preoperative vitamin D deficiency is a risk factor for postoperative hypocalcemia in patients undergoing total thyroidectomy: retrospective cohort study.

CONCLUSION: Deficient preoperative vitamin D levels were a significant risk factor for postoperative hypocalcemia. Preoperative oral supplementation should be considered, to minimize this risk. PMID: 31340251 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31340251?dopt=Abstract

Source: Sao Paulo Medical Journal - July 21, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: Carvalho GB, Giraldo LR, Lira RB, Macambira IBM, Tapia MA, Kohler HF, Novoa JA, Kowalski LP Tags: Sao Paulo Med J Source Type: research