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ea0035p101 | Calcium and Vitamin D metabolism | ECE2014

Predictive value of early phosphate measurement in post-thyroidectomy hypocalcemia: a prospective study

Vural Selahattin , Kement Metin , Yegen Fatih , Eser Mehmet , Kaptanoglu Levent

Background: The aim of this study is to compare the value of phosphate measures, which may predict the development of hypocalcemia in the early post operative period following total thyroidectomy, to iPTH and Ca measurements.Metods: In this prospective study, patients who underwent total thyroidectomy in our clinic between March 2012 and April 2013, independent of diagnosis were included in a consecutive manner. Venous blood samples for calcium (Ca2...