Open AccessUsefulness of pre- and post-operative calcium and Vitamin D supplementation in prevention of hypocalcemia after total thyroidectomy: A randomized controlled trial
Author(s) -
Sumiya Jaan,
Ashish Sehgal,
Rauf Ahmad Wani,
Maqbool Wani,
Khursheed Alam Wani,
Bashir Ahmad Laway
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.195997
Subject(s) - medicine , calcium supplementation , calcium , randomized controlled trial , vitamin d and neurology , thyroidectomy , total thyroidectomy , vitamin , surgery , thyroid
Total thyroidectomy (TT) is a commonly performed surgery and postoperative hypocalcemia is a major detriment to early discharge. The aim of this randomized controlled trial was to ascertain the usefulness of routine pre- and post-operative calcium and Vitamin D supplementation in prevention of hypocalcemia after TT.