Serum calcium slope predicts hypocalcaemia following thyroid surgery

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-44

  Walsh, Stewart R ^a   Kumar, Belindra ^a   Coveney, Eamonn C ^a  

^a WEST SUFFOLK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complications; Thyroid surgery

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARATHYROID GLAND; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUBTOTAL THYROIDECTOMY; THYROID SURGERY; THYROIDECTOMY;

ADULT; CALCIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOCALCEMIA; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 33847313601     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2006.03.006     Document Type: Article

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