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Do age, preoperative serum 25-OHD, and postoperative serum PTH predict postoperative hypocalcemia in patients undergoing total thyroidectomy for nontoxic multinodular goiter?
Do age, preoperative serum 25-OHD, and postoperative serum PTH predict postoperative hypocalcemia in patients undergoing total thyroidectomy for nontoxic multinodular goiter?
Preoperative serum 25-OHD and postoperative PTH levels, along with age, are significant predictors of postoperative hypocalcemia following total thyroidectomy.
May inform risk stratification before thyroidectomy; hypothesis-generating for vitamin D optimization trials.
Age, a low preoperative serum 25-OHD level, and a low postoperative serum PTH level are significantly associated with postoperative hypocalcemia. The low preoperative serum 25-OHD level was more significant than the low postoperative serum PTH level in the prediction of postoperative hypocalcemia.
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