scholarly journals Utility of Preoperative Serum Calcium Levels as a predictor of early post thyroidectomy hypocalcemia: A Retrospective Study

Author(s):  
Arun Mohanty ◽  
Suraj Ethiraj
2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (Supplement_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ping Zhang ◽  
Hulin Lu ◽  
Jianghua Chen

Abstract Background and Aims To investigate the efficacy of parathyroidectomy (PTX) in the treatment of persistent hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) after renal transplantation and the effect of PTX on renal allograft function. Method This single-center retrospective study enrolled 31 patients who underwent PTX for the treatment of PHPT after renal transplantation in the Kidney Disease Center of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University from May 2010 to Oct. 2018. The changes of serum calcium, serum phosphorus, alkaline phosphatase, parathyroid hormone(PTH), serum creatinine, and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in the preoperative and postoperative periods (1w, 1m, 3m, 6m,12m) were compared. The operative successful rate (12 m) and postoperative complications were calculated. Results The serum calcium before PTX was (2.78±0.18) mmol/L, which decreased significantly to (2.19±0.34) mmol/L at 1 week postoperatively (P<0.01). The serum phosphorus before PTX was (0.76±0.16) mmol/L, which decreased significantly to (0.97±0.26) mmol/L at 1 week postoperatively (P<0.01). The PTH before PTX was (276.00±200.60) pg/mL, which decreased significantly to (46.62±104.36) pg/mL at 1 week postoperatively (P<0.01). The alkaline phosphatase before PTX was (261.59±236.95) U/L, which decreased significantly to (154.90±117.37) U/L at 3 months postoperatively (P<0.01). No significant difference was found in postoperative serum creatinine or eGFR levels compared with the baseline. The operative successful rate was 90.3% at 12 months postoperatively. The incidence rates of postoperative transient hypocalcemia, persistent hypoparathyroidism, and hoarseness were 35.5%, 3.2% and 3.2% respectively. No persistent hypocalcemia, incision hemorrhage, incision infection, or surgery-related death happened. Conclusion PTX can quickly and effectively alleviate high calcium, low phosphorus, high PTH and high alkaline phosphatase after renal transplantation. PTX is effective and safe in the treatment of PHPT after renal transplantation, and has no effect on renal allograft function.


2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-27
Author(s):  
Md Zahirul Islam ◽  
AF Mohiuddin Khan ◽  
Shaikh Nurul Fattah ◽  
Dipankar Lodh ◽  
Mohammad Nazrul Islam ◽  
...  

Objective: To determine whether postoperative hypocalcemia after total thyroidectomy is more frequent in malignant disease than benign disease. Methods: This is a Cross sectional study. The sample size is 126. All the patients were selected according to the eligibility criteria by purposive sampling. Patients were analyzed for age, gender, thyroid pathology, preoperative serum calcium, postoperative serum calcium. Results: Postoperative hypocalcemia was found in 37 (29.37%) patients. Most patients were female (Male: Female= 1: 4.2). Patients having low preoperative serum calcium had developed more postoperative hypocalcemia (p<0.03). Postoperative hypocalcemia was associated with thyroid pathology (p<0.009) and age (p<0.006), not associated with sex (p<0.907). In multivariate analysis very little association between malignant disease and postoperative hypocalcemia was found (p<0.07). Conclusion: The incidence of postoperative hypocalcemia following total thyroidectomy is 29.4% that is higher than the anticipated but is comparable to other published series. For total thyroidectomy surgeons should be aware of postoperative hypocalcemia but prophylactic calcium and vitamin D supplement is not mandatory in all cases. Bangladesh J Otorhinolaryngol; April 2019; 25(1): 19-27


2017 ◽  
Vol 131 (10) ◽  
pp. 925-929 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Erlem ◽  
N Klopp-Dutote ◽  
A Biet-Hornstein ◽  
V Strunski ◽  
C Page

AbstractObjective:To determine whether pre-operative serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D has an impact on post-operative parathyroid hormone and serum calcium levels in patients undergoing total thyroidectomy for benign goitre.Methods:This single-centre, retrospective study comprised 246 unselected surgical patients who had undergone total thyroidectomy for bilateral, benign, multinodular goitre. The correlation between pre-operative serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and post-operative serum parathyroid hormone and serum calcium was studied to determine whether low pre-operative serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D was predictive of post-operative hypocalcaemia.Results:Seventy-nine patients (32 per cent) had post-operative hypocalcaemia. Eighteen patients (7.32 per cent) experienced unintentional parathyroidectomy (1 parathyroid gland in 15 patients, 2 parathyroid glands in 3 patients). In univariate analysis, pre-operative serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D was not correlated with post-operative serum calcium (p = 0.69) or post-operative serum parathyroid hormone (p = 0.5804). Furthermore, in multivariate analysis, which took into account unintentional parathyroidectomy, no correlation was found (p = 0.33). Bilateral unintentional parathyroidectomy was statistically associated with post-operative hypocalcaemia (p = 0.032).Conclusion:Pre-operative serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D did not appear to have any impact on post-operative serum calcium in patients undergoing total thyroidectomy for benign goitre.


2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 275-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peng-Fei Li ◽  
Zi-Ling Lin ◽  
Zhi-Hui Pang ◽  
Yi-Rong Zeng

2020 ◽  
Vol 163 (3) ◽  
pp. 501-507
Author(s):  
Samuel J. Rubin ◽  
Jong H. Park ◽  
Elizabeth N. Pearce ◽  
Michael F. Holick ◽  
David McAneny ◽  
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Objective To determine whether perioperative vitamin D levels are predictive of postoperative hypocalcemia in patients receiving thyroidectomy. Study Design Single center retrospective study. Subjects and Methods This study included all patients receiving total or completion thyroidectomy between January 2007 and March 2017 at a single tertiary care hospital. 25-Hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) levels were measured within 42 days prior to surgery or 1 day postoperatively. Hypocalcemia was defined as an adjusted serum calcium <8.0 mg/dL (based on albumin levels) or symptomatic hypocalcemia. Univariate analysis was performed with a 2-sample t test and chi-square test, while multivariate analysis was performed with logistic regression analysis to determine whether perioperative 25(OH)D level is a predictor of postoperative hypocalcemia. Results A total of 517 subjects were included in the study, 15.7% (n = 81) of whom experienced postoperative hypocalcemia with a mean ± SD serum calcium level of 7.6 ± 0.5 mg/dL as compared with 8.9 ± 0.5 mg/dL in the normocalcemic population ( P < .01). The mean 25(OH)D level for patients with hypocalcemia was 24.4 ± 12.0 ng/mL as compared with 27.5 ± 12.2 ng/mL in patients with normocalcemia ( P = .038). Subjects who were hypocalcemic experienced a significantly longer hospital stay (2.9 ± 2.5 vs 1.4 ± 1.1 days, P < .01). After adjusting for preoperative calcium, age, and performance of a neck dissection, subjects with a 25(OH)D level <30 ng/mL were significantly associated with postoperative hypocalcemia (odds ratio, 1.9; P = .041; 95% CI, 1.0-3.3). Conclusion Using a single-center retrospective study design, we demonstrated that 25(OH)D level is a significant predictor of postoperative hypocalcemia after thyroidectomy.


2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (5) ◽  
pp. 030006052110150
Author(s):  
Wei Gong ◽  
Yaqi Lin ◽  
Yu Xie ◽  
Zilu Meng ◽  
Yudong Wang

Objective To summarize the clinical features of secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) in patients with chronic renal failure and to explore the predictive factors of postoperative hypocalcemia after total parathyroidectomy in these patients. Methods The clinical data of 87 patients admitted to Guangdong Electric Power Hospital from May 2013 to February 2020 were reviewed. All patients underwent total parathyroid resection and sternocleidomastoid microtransplantation. Age, sex, and the serum calcium, phosphorus, alkaline phosphatase (ALP), and intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) concentrations were analyzed as predictive factors of postoperative hypocalcemia. Results Bone pain was the most common clinical manifestation in this study population, and all 87 patients experienced relief from their clinical symptoms after the surgical procedure. Age and the preoperative serum calcium, ALP, and iPTH concentrations were determined to be early predictive factors of postoperative hypocalcemia. Conclusions Age and the preoperative calcium, ALP, and iPTH concentrations are independent risk factors for postoperative hypocalcemia in patients with SHPT and renal disease who undergo total parathyroidectomy with sternocleidomastoid microtransplantation. These factors can help identify high-risk patients who can be managed by a multidisciplinary team to improve graft survival and quality of life.


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