Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Total and completion thyroidectomy are commonly performed operations for the treatment of thyroid disease. Post-operative hypocalcaemia is a frequent complication of this surgery, and is associated with morbidity and prolonged length of stay (LOS).Methods: In January 2010 we introduced a protocol for the avoidance and management of post-operative of hypocalcaemia based on risk-stratification by post-operative PTH levels in patients undergoing...