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- Title
Is early postoperative PTH value a reliable predictor of hypocalcaemia in patients with total thyreoidectomy.
- Authors
Bičakčić, Emir; Pušina, Sadat; Salibašić, Mirhan; Bičakčić-Filipović, Emina
- Abstract
The primary role of Parathyroid hormone (PTH) is to maintain calcium homeostasis via its interaction with calcitonin. PTH measurement is an important aid in the diagnosis of disorders of calcium metabolism. One of the most common complications of thyroid gland surgery is postoperative hypocalcaemia due to the injury of parathyroid glands. Aim: to evaluate prognostic value of measuring value of PTH in the peri-operative period upon performed thyreoidectomy. Materials and methods: total of thirty patients treated with thyreoidectomy were evaluated in the period from October 2019 to November 2020 in the Clinical Center University of Sarajevo. PTH values were measured one hour upon performed operative treatment. Results: PTH value was in correlation with postoperative hypocalcaemia. Conclusion: PTH value can be considered as a reliable predictor of postoperative hypocalcemia in patients treated with thyreoidectomy.
- Subjects
PARATHYROID hormone; HYPOCALCEMIA; THYROIDECTOMY; CALCITONIN; THYROID gland surgery
- Publication
Medical Journal / Medicinski Žurnal, 2021, Vol 27, Issue 1/2, p15
- ISSN
1512-5866
- Publication type
Article