Incidence and predictors of post-thyroidectomy hypocalcaemia in a tertiary endocrine surgical unit

• Published in: Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England Vol. 96; no. 3; pp. 219 - 223
• Main Authors: Edafe, O, Prasad, P, Harrison, B J, Balasubramanian, S P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01.04.2014; Royal College of Surgeons
• Subjects: Calcium - blood; Circadian Rhythm; Data collection; Dissection; Endocrine Surgery; Female; Gender differences; Humans; Hypocalcemia - blood; Hypocalcemia - epidemiology; Hypocalcemia - etiology; Incidence; Iodides - therapeutic use; Lymphatic system; Male; Middle Aged; Observer Variation; Patients; Population; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Surgeons; Surgery; Systematic review; Teaching hospitals; Thyroid cancer; Thyroid Diseases - surgery; Thyroidectomy - adverse effects; Vitamin D; United Kingdom > UK; United States > US

Post-thyroidectomy hypocalcaemia is a common complication with significant short and long term morbidity. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence and predictors of post-thyroidectomy hypocalcaemia (as defined by a corrected calcium <2.1 mmol/l) in a tertiary endocrine surgical unit....