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ea0059p048 | Bone and calcium | SFEBES2018

Postoperative hypocalcaemia after thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy: A streamlined cost effective treatment pathway

Russell Catherine , Kelly Chris , Mansfield Benedict

Background: Transient hypocalcaemia post parathyroid or thyroidectomy is common. Locally, post operative follow up was Ad-hoc with weekly visits where one of the Endocrine team would reduce Adcal D3© or 1α-Hydroxycholecalciferol doses to maintain eucalcaemia. This was frustrating for staff and patients who spent weeks and sometimes months having weekly blood tests. In an effort to improve the experience we piloted a pathway based on fixed dose replacement and day 1 p...