Parathyroid hormone: an early predictor of symptomatic hypocalcemia after total thyroidectomy
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate if the measurement of peri-operative parathyroid hormone (PTH) is able to identify patients with increased risk of developing symptoms of hypocalcemia. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Forty patients who underwent total thyroidectomy were studied prospectively. Ionized serum calcium and PTH were measured after induction of anesthesia, one hour (PTH1) and one day after surgery (PTH24). Patients were evaluated for symptoms of hypocalcemia and treated with calcium and vitamin D supplementation as necessary. RESULTS: Symptomatic hypocalcemia developed in 16 patients. Symptomatic patients had significant lower PTH1 and greater drops in PTH levels. The selection of 12.1 ng/L as PTH1 level cutoff level divided patients with and without symptoms with 93.7% sensitivity and 91.6% specificity. The selection of 73.5% as the cutoff value for PTH decrease resulted in 91.6% sensitivity and 87.5% specificity. CONCLUSION: PTH1 levels and the drop in PTH levels are reliable predictors of developing symptomatic hypocalcemia after total thyroidectomy.
Main Authors: | Vanderlei,Felipe Augusto Brasileiro, Vieira,Jose Gilberto Henriques, Hojaij,Flavio Carneiro, Cervantes,Onivaldo, Kunii,Ilda Sizue, Ohe,Monique Nakayama, Santos,Rodrigo Oliveira, Abrahão,Marcio |
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Endocrinologia e Metabologia
2012
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27302012000300003 |
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