Volume : VI, Issue : X, October - 2017

A study of patients of total thyroidectomy given calcium by assessing their parathyroid score.

Dr. Kundan Gedam, Dr. Manajitsinh Jadhav, Dr. Parnasha Chemburkar, Dr. Meghna Kinjalk, Dr. Atul K. Gowardhan

Abstract :

 

In this study, we scored the dis–colouration of the parathyroid glands using a new parathyroid scoring system and evaluated the correlation between the parathyroid score and duration of required calcium supplementation after total thyroidectomy.

Materials and Methods:

A total of 316 patients undergoing total thyroidectomy between November 2016 and April 2017 were enrolled in this retrospective study. Parathyroid scoring was performed by one experienced surgeon..

Results:

Parathyroid scores were positively correlated with ionized PTH concentrations at 2 hours (r = 0.053, p < 0.001), 2 weeks (r = 0.056, p < 0.001), 3 months (r = 0.032, p<0.001), 6 months (r = 0.072, p < 0.001), and 1 year (r = 0.071, p < 0.001) after thyroidectomy. Parathyroid scores were significantly and inversely associated with the duration of required calcium supplementation (p = 0.001).

Conclusions:

Parathyroid scores at the end of surgery might be helpful for predicting the degree of postoperative hypocalcemia after total thyroidetomy. 

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Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijsr  

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Dr. Kundan Gedam, Dr. Manajitsinh Jadhav, Dr. Parnasha Chemburkar, Dr. Meghna Kinjalk, Dr. Atul K. Gowardhan, A study of patients of total thyroidectomy given calcium by assessing their parathyroid score., INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-6 | Issue-10 | October-2017

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