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Systematic review and meta-analysis of predictors of post-thyroidectomy hypocalcaemia

British journal of surgery · 2014 · Vol. 101(4) · pp. 307–320

Ovie Edafe✉(University of Sheffield)Ramez Antakia(University of Sheffield)Nabila Laskar(University of Sheffield)Lesley Uttley(University of Sheffield)Sabapathy P. Balasubramanian(University of Sheffield)

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Abstract

Perioperative PTH, preoperative vitamin D and postoperative changes in calcium are biochemical predictors of post-thyroidectomy hypocalcaemia. Clinical predictors include female sex, Graves' disease, need for parathyroid autotransplantation and inadvertent excision of PTGs.

Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesHypocalcaemiaMedicinePerioperativeThyroidectomySurgeryCochrane LibraryOdds ratioMeta-analysisThyroidInternal medicine

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CalciumEpidemiologic MethodsFemaleGraves DiseaseHumansHypocalcemiaMaleParathyroid GlandsParathyroid HormoneRecurrenceReoperationSex FactorsThyroidectomyVitamin DPerioperative Care

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