Effects of magnesium supplementation on post-thyroidectomy hypocalcemia: a prospective single-center study

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Severe and/or symptomatic hypocalcemia due to hypoparathyroidism is the main contraindication for discharge in patients who have undergone thyroid surgery. Hypomagnesemia may contribute to the onset of hypoparathyroidism and is frequently observed after thyroid surgery in hypocalcemic patients. The impact of prophylactic and postoperative Magnesium supplementation on postoperative hypocalcemia and hypomagnesemia was prospectively evaluated by comparing patients undergoing prophylactic supplementation to a control group of patients who had only received magnesium after evidence of postoperative hypomagnesemia.