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ArticleLangenbeck's archives of surgery2024

Development of a tool to calculate the probability of hypocalcemia after total thyroidectomy: a prospective study.

Carlos Segundo Paiva Soares, Katia Hiromoto Koga, Sonia Marta Moriguchi, Simone Antunes Terra, José Vicente Tagliarini, Pedro Henrique Dalmolin de Vasconcelos Affonso, Monise da Silva Pechutti, Gláucia Maria Ferreira da Silva Mazeto

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Carlos Segundo Paiva SoaresDepartment of Surgical Specialties and Anesthesiology, Botucatu Medical School, Sao Paulo State University - Unesp, Botucatu, SP, 18618970, Brazil. segundosoares@hotmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0121-9533
Katia Hiromoto KogaNuclear Medicine Department, Botucatu Medical School, Sao Paulo State University - Unesp, Botucatu, SP, 18618970, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6223-7263
Sonia Marta MoriguchiNuclear Medicine Department, Botucatu Medical School, Sao Paulo State University - Unesp, Botucatu, SP, 18618970, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5834-2714
Simone Antunes TerraPathology Department, Botucatu Medical School, Sao Paulo State University - Unesp, Botucatu, SP, 18618970, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7929-9014
José Vicente TagliariniDepartment of Surgical Specialties and Anesthesiology, Botucatu Medical School, Sao Paulo State University - Unesp, Botucatu, SP, 18618970, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0869-724X
Pedro Henrique Dalmolin de Vasconcelos AffonsoBotucatu Medical School, Sao Paulo State University - Unesp, Botucatu, SP, 18618970, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9722-3571
Monise da Silva PechuttiInternal Medicine Department, Botucatu Medical School, Sao Paulo State University - Unesp, Botucatu, SP, 18618970, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4153-9833
Gláucia Maria Ferreira da Silva MazetoInternal Medicine Department, Botucatu Medical School, Sao Paulo State University - Unesp, Botucatu, SP, 18618970, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2129-7256
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis study aimed to evaluate the ability of the percentage of decrease in serum PTH level in the first 8 h after total thyroidectomy (TT) to predict hypocalcemia requiring Ca supplementation and develop a tool to predict it.

methods97 patients who underwent TT with measurement of preoperative parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels were prospectively evaluated 1 and 8 h after TT; postoperative magnesium (Mg2PO) and phosphorus levels were evaluated on the 2nd day after surgery. The percentage of decrease in PTH level 1 h (%dPTH1h) and 8 h (%dPTH8h) postoperatively and predictors of hypocalcemia requiring Ca supplementation were evaluated and an equation was developed to predict this outcome.

results%dPTH1h (p = 0.002), %dPTH8h (p = 0.001) and (Mg2PO) (p < 0.01) were isolated predictors of postoperative hypocalcemia requiring Ca supplementation. The data obtained led to the development of two tools to predict this complication.

conclusionsThe percentage of decrease in PTH level 1 h and 8 h postoperatively and the magnesium level on the 2nd day after surgery were predictors of more severe hypocalcemia, and an auxiliary tool for predicting this complication was developed.

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HypocalcemiaHumansMagnesiumProbabilityProspective StudiesThyroidectomyMagnesiumHypocalcemiaMagnesiumParathyroid hormonePhosphorusThyroidectomy

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