A prophylactic infusion of calcium solution reduces the risk of symptomatic hypocalcemia in patients after total thyroidectomy

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 304-308

  Uruno, Takashi ^a   Miyauchi, Akira ^a   Shimizu, Kazuo ^b   Tomoda, Chisato ^a   Takamura, Yuuki ^a   Ito, Yasuhiro ^a   Miya, Akihiro ^a   Kobayashi, Kaoru ^a   Matsuzuka, Fumio ^a   Amino, Nobuyuki ^a   Kuma, Kanji ^a  

^a KUMA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; PARATHYROID HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREVALENCE; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; TETANY; THYROIDECTOMY;

CALCIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOCALCEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SOLUTIONS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; THYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 32944463027     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-005-0374-5     Document Type: Article

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