Selective Prophylactic Calcium Supplementation reduces Length of Stay after Total Thyroidectomy
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Use of prophylactic oral calcium after total thyroidectomy: a prospective study.
OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of prophylactic oral calcium after total thyroidectomy in the prevention of symptomatic hypocalcemia, and to develop a rational strategy of oral calcium supplementation following this type of surgery. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Prospective study including 47 patients undergoing total thyroidectomy from January 2007 to February 2012. The patien...
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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Endocrine Surgery
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0975-5039,0975-7902
DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10002-1218