2021
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
2017
Effect of Incentive Spirometry on Postoperative Hypoxemia and Pulmonary Complications After Bariatric Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Pantel H, Hwang J, Brams D, Schnelldorfer T, Nepomnayshy D. Effect of Incentive Spirometry on Postoperative Hypoxemia and Pulmonary Complications After Bariatric Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Surgery 2017, 152: 422-428. PMID: 28097332, PMCID: PMC5831447, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2016.4981.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative pulmonary complicationsPulmonary complicationsIncentive spirometryBariatric surgeryPostoperative hypoxemiaPostoperative hoursSaO2 levelsClinical trialsTest groupRandomized noninferiority clinical trialTertiary referral teaching hospitalArterial oxygen saturation levelsFrequency of hypoxemiaMean SaO2 levelsPostoperative incentive spirometryCombination of obesityReferral teaching hospitalStandard of careNoninferiority clinical trialSignificant differencesOxygen saturation levelsEvaluable populationBaseline characteristicsSecondary outcomesPrimary outcome