Preoperative serum calcium levels as an indicator of postthyroidectomy hypocalcemia

Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 654-658

  Amir, Alexander ^a   Sands, Noah B ^a   Tamilia, Michael ^a   Hier, Michael P ^a   Black, Martin J ^a   Payne, Richard J ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Complications of thyroidectomy; Hypocalcemia; Hypoparathyroidism; Thyroidectomy

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; PARATHYROID HORMONE;

ADULT; AGED; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; THYROIDECTOMY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALCIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOCALCEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; THYROID DISEASES; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 78650195551     PISSN: 19160216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2010.090281     Document Type: Review

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