Hypocalcemia After Thyroidectomy
- 1 July 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Surgery
- Vol. 127 (7) , 854-858
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.1992.01420070118021
Abstract
• Serum calcium, sodium, potassium, chloride, magnesium, phosphorus, osmolarity, total protein, albumin, parathyroid hormone, and calcitonin values were systematically surveyed in 135 patients who underwent thyroidectomy and in 104 control surgical patients. A transient and moderate hypocalcemia developed after operation in thyroidectomized and control patients. Concentrations of other electrolytes, osmolarity, proteins, and albumin followed the same pattern of evolution. After thyroidectomy, the degree and duration of hypocalcemia increased with the extent of thyroid resection. A profound hypocalcemia (Arch Surg. 1992;127:854-858)Keywords
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