Endocrine Abstracts

Post operative hypocalcemia poses significant resistance to early discharge of total thyroidectomised patients. Our institute implemented a new protocol to give empirical calcium and vitamin D supplements since Jan 2012 to prevent symptomatic hypocalcemia and facilitate early discharge. 75 (88.24%) out of 85 eligible cases did not have significant or symptomatic hypocalcemia and can be discharged by within 1 day with only two (2.67%) patients being readmitted electively for si...