Open AccessEffect of calcium supplementation on severe hypocalcemia in patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism after total parathyroidectomy
Author(s) -
Jun Li,
Xueliang Fan,
Meng Yang,
Li Huang,
Ling Zhang
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i13.4033
Subject(s) - medicine , secondary hyperparathyroidism , body mass index , odds ratio , hyperparathyroidism , parathyroidectomy , calcium , parathyroid hormone , gastroenterology , confidence interval , surgery , complication , transplantation , urology , endocrinology
Severe hypocalcemia (SH) is a dreaded complication of total parathyroidectomy (TPTX) without auto-transplantation.