Open AccessA prospective study on role of supplemental oral calcium and Vitamin D in prevention of postthyroidectomy hypocalcemia
Author(s) -
Krishnan Ravindran,
Dhalapathy Sadacharan,
Sankaran Muthukumar,
Thalavai Sundarram,
Selladurai Periyasamy,
R Suresh
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/ijem.ijem_402_16
Subject(s) - medicine , calcium , calcitriol , vitamin d and neurology , cholecalciferol , parathyroid hormone , group b , endocrinology , gastroenterology , basal (medicine) , vitamin , incidence (geometry) , calcium metabolism , insulin , physics , optics
Postoperative transient hypocalcemia is sequelae of total thyroidectomy (TT), which is observed in up to 50% of patients. Routine oral calcium and Vitamin D supplementation have been proposed to prevent symptomatic hypocalcemia preventing morbidity and facilitating early discharge.