Open AccessEarly discharge and selective calcium supplementation after thyroidectomy based on post-operative day 1 parathormone and calcium level: A prospective study
Author(s) -
Suganya Sekar,
Belavendra Antonisamy,
Paul Jacob
Publication year - 2020
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/ijem.ijem_172_20
Subject(s) - medicine , parathyroid hormone , calcium , thyroidectomy , prospective cohort study , morning , outpatient clinic , surgery , gastroenterology , thyroid
This study aimed to evaluate a protocol using post thyroidectomy parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels on the day after surgery to facilitate early discharge of patients.