Background: A variety of measures have been proposed to reduce the incidence of post-
thyroidectomy hypocalcemia. The aim of this study was to perform a systematic review and …

Hypocalcaemia following thyroid surgery is common and is associated with significant short
and long term morbidity. Damage to or devascularisation of parathyroid glands is the …

Importance Postoperative hypocalcemia is common after total thyroidectomy, and
perioperative monitoring of serum calcium levels is arguably the primary reason for …

Learning Objectives Discuss the role of routine early postoperative oral calcium and/or
vitamin D supplementation in preventing symptomatic post‐thyroidectomy hypocalcemia …

Background: Thyroidectomy is the main intervention for thyroid malignancies and some
benign thyroid diseases. Its most common complication is hypocalcaemia, which requires …

BACKGROUND: Temporary hypocalcemia is a frequent complication after total
thyroidectomy. Routine postoperative administration of vitamin D and calcium can reduce …

Materials and methods This is a prospective cohort study which was conducted from June
2016 to July 2017 at a tertiary care hospital. One hundred and two patients with thyroid …

Background The aim was to assess the effectiveness of routine administration of calcium+/–
vitamin D3 compared with a serum calcium level-based strategy to prevent symptomatic …

Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of perioperative alfacalcidol on
postoperative hypocalcemia after total thyroidectomy. Methods A total of 219 patients …

Objective To evaluate the incidence and predictive factors for transient and permanent
hypocalcemia and hypoparathyroidism following thyroidectomy. Method We studied all the …