Does Preoperative Calcium and Calcitriol Decrease Rates of Post-Thyroidectomy Hypocalcemia? A Randomized Clinical Trial
Donahue C, Pantel HJ, Yarlagadda BB, Brams D. Does Preoperative Calcium and Calcitriol Decrease Rates of Post-Thyroidectomy Hypocalcemia? A Randomized Clinical Trial. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2021, 232: 848-854. PMID: 33631337, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2021.01.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative calcium levelsLength of stayTotal thyroidectomyPostoperative supplementationPostoperative hypocalcemiaControl groupCalcitriol supplementationSecondary outcomesIntervention groupCalcium levelsEpisodes of hypocalcemiaPrimary end pointPost-thyroidectomy hypocalcemiaBiochemical hypocalcemiaPo bidPostoperative calciumPreoperative supplementationRoutine calciumPreoperative calciumCommon complicationPartial thyroidectomyClinical trialsHypocalcemiaThyroidectomyEnd point