Early prediction of hypocalcemia after thyroidectomy by parathormone measurement in surgical site irrigation fluid

KAMER E., UNALP H. R., Erbil Y., AKGUNER T., Issever H., TARCAN E.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGERY, cilt.7, sa.5, ss.466-471, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 7 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2009.07.006
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.466-471
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Thyroidectomy, Hypocalcemia, Parathormone, Hypoparathyroidism, PARATHYROID-HORMONE LEVELS, SYMPTOMATIC HYPOCALCEMIA, MULTINODULAR GOITER, RISK-FACTORS, SURGERY, COMPLICATIONS, MANAGEMENT, MORBIDITY, CALCIUM, HYPOPARATHYROIDISM
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Improvements in surgical technique cannot eliminate the risk of hypocalcemia. We aimed to evaluate the accuracy of PTH levels in surgical site irrigation fluid (irPTH) in predicting patients at risk for postoperative hypocalcemia.