Endocrine Abstracts

Depending on definition and population, vitamin D deficiency (usually 25(OH)D ≤20 ng/ml) is present in 30–60% of ICU patients worldwide. Since 2009, observational studies have clearly shown that vitamin D deficiency is linked to excess morbidity and mortality in adults and children including increased organ failure. Preliminary data using metabolomics suggest that several biochemical pathways, which are important for redox regulation and immunomodulation, are affect...

Background: Permanent hypoparathyroidism is the most common complication of thyroid surgery with a reported incidence of 2-10% depending on the observation time, extent of surgery and underlying disease, with higher risk for total thyroidectomy and Graves disease/thyroid cancer. European data on chronic hypoparathyroidism have been reported from several countries, especially Scandinavia. We therefore aimed to add more information from Central Europe.Meth...