Postoperative calcium supplementation in patients undergoing thyroidectomy

Current Opinion in Oncology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 22-28

  Wang, Tracy S ^a   Roman, Sanziana A ^b   Sosa, Julie A ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcitriol; Cost effectiveness analysis; Hypocalcemia; Hypoparathyroidism; Parathyroid hormone; Routine calcium supplementation

Indexed keywords

CALCITRIOL; CALCIUM; PARATHYROID HORMONE; VITAMIN D;

CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG COST; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; HYPOPARATHYROIDISM; MINERAL SUPPLEMENTATION; PARATHYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THYROIDECTOMY; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CALCIUM INTAKE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RISK FACTOR; THYROID TUMOR;

CALCIUM; CALCIUM, DIETARY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; HYPOCALCEMIA; PARATHYROID HORMONE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 84869426800     PISSN: 10408746     EISSN: 1531703X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCO.0b013e32834c4980     Document Type: Review

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