The timing of calcium measurements in helping to predict temporary and permanent hypocalcaemia in patients having completion and total thyroidectomies

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 140-146

  Pfleiderer, A G ^a   Ahmad, N ^a   Drapers, M R ^b   Vrotsou, K ^c   Smith, W K ^a  

^a EDITH CAVELL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Otolaryngology ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hypocalcaemia; Thyroid surgery

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK FACTOR; THYROIDECTOMY; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALCIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOCALCEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; THYROIDECTOMY; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649781754     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X359349     Document Type: Article

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