A prospective evaluation of the effect of sample collection site on intraoperative parathormone monitoring during parathyroidectomy

• Published in: Surgery Vol. 144; no. 4; pp. 504 - 510
• Main Authors: Beyer, Todd D., MD, Chen, Emery, MD, Ata, Ashar, MBBS, MPH, DeCresce, Robert, MD, Prinz, Richard A., MD, Solorzano, Carmen C., MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Mosby, Inc 01.10.2008
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Blood Specimen Collection - methods; Evaluation Studies as Topic; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Hyperparathyroidism, Primary - diagnosis; Hyperparathyroidism, Primary - surgery; Male; Middle Aged; Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures - methods; Monitoring, Intraoperative - methods; Parathyroid Hormone - analysis; Parathyroidectomy - methods; Probability; Prospective Studies; Sensitivity and Specificity; Surgery; Treatment Outcome

Background Sample collection site may affect the dynamics of intraoperative parathyroid hormone monitoring (IPM) and influence surgical decisions. Methods We prospectively studied 45 patients undergoing parathyroidectomy for primary hyperparathyroidism. The IPM cure criterion was a decrease in perip...