Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: Postoperative hypocalcemia is one of the major concerns following total thyroidectomy as well as the most frequent cause of prolonged hospital stay. The first purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between body composition parameters and symptomatic hypocalcemia following total thyroidectomy. In addition, the effects of disease- and patient-related factors on hypocalcemia were investigated.Methods: In this cohort study, a total...