Management of completion and total thyroidectomy patients based on 1-hour postoperative parathyroid hormone

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Abstract

After thyroid surgery, protocols based on postoperative parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels may prevent symptoms of hypocalcemia, while avoiding unnecessary prophylactic calcium and/or Vitamin D supplementation. We examined the value of an initial management protocol based solely on a single PTH level measured one hour after completion or total thyroidectomy to prevent symptomatic hypocalcemia by conducting a retrospective review of 697 consecutive patients treated from July 2003 to April 2015. The proportion of patients who developed symptomatic hypocalcemia was similar between those treated before (n 5 155) and after (n 5 542) implementation of this 1-hour PTH protocol (16.8% vs 15.9%; P5 0.786). Those in the 1-hour PTH groups had lower overnight observation rates (97.4% vs 53.7%; P < 0.001) and length of stay (1.98 6 2.61 vs 0.8961.87 days; P < 0.001), and required less calcium (3.9% vs 0.8%; P50.015) and vitaminD(2.6% vs 0%; P 5 0.002) supplementation one year after surgery. Less than 1 per cent of patients discharged on the day of surgery in accordance with the 1-hour PTH guidelines returned to the emergency room for symptomatic hypocalcemia; none experienced significant morbidity. This protocol facilitates early discharge of low-risk patients and results in a similar or improved postoperative course compared with traditional overnight observation.

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Park, J., Frank, E., Simental, A., Yang, S., Vuong, C., Lee, S., & Filho, P. A. (2016). Management of completion and total thyroidectomy patients based on 1-hour postoperative parathyroid hormone. American Surgeon, 82(10), 881–884. https://doi.org/10.1177/000313481608201004

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