Open AccessThe Effect of Pre-Thyroidectomy Calcitriol Prophylaxis on Post-Thyroidectomy Hypocalcaemia in Children
Author(s) -
Lisanne Vendrig,
Christiaan F. Mooij,
Joep P. M. Derikx,
Johannes C. Fischer,
A S Paul van Trotsenburg,
Nitash Zwaveling-Soonawala
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
hormone research in paediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.816
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1663-2826
pISSN - 1663-2818
DOI - 10.1159/000525626
Subject(s) - hypocalcaemia , medicine , calcitriol , thyroidectomy , hypoparathyroidism , vitamin d and neurology , surgery , gastroenterology , thyroid , calcium
Transient or persistent hypoparathyroidism is one of the most well-known complications of total thyroidectomy and may lead to symptomatic hypocalcaemia. In children, treatment of post-thyroidectomy hypocalcaemia usually consists of postoperative calcium and/or vitamin D supplementation. In 2013, we implemented prophylactic pre-thyroidectomy calcitriol supplementation for all children undergoing total thyroidectomy at the Amsterdam UMC. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of this prophylactic calcitriol supplementation in preventing post-thyroidectomy hypocalcaemia in children.