Post total thyroidectomy hypocalcemia: A novel multi-factorial scoring system to enable its prediction to facilitate an early discharge

Journal of Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 4-8

  Pradeep, P V ^a   Ramalingam, K ^a   Jayashree, B ^a  

^a NARAYANA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

25 OH vitamin D3; clinically significant hypocalcemia; iPTH; prediction score; total thyroidectomy

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; CALCIUM; CALCIFEDIOL; PARATHYROID HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CANCER SURGERY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FEMALE; GOITER; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOCALCEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROIDECTOMY; AGED; BLOOD; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGED; CALCIFEDIOL; CALCIUM; FEMALE; GOITER; HUMANS; HYPOCALCEMIA; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; THYROIDECTOMY;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84881061797     PISSN: 00223859     EISSN: 09722823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0022-3859.109479     Document Type: Article

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