Perioperative versus postoperative calcium and vitamin D supplementation to prevent symptomatic hypocalcemia after total thyroidectomy: a randomized placebo controlled trial.

Int J Surg · 2023 · PMC10389425 · PMID 36799782

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Severe hypocalcemia requiring intravenous calcium infusion was recorded less frequently in the perioperative supplementation group than in the postoperative supplementation group, but the difference did not reach statistical significance (2.9 and 12.1%, respectively, OR: 0.66, 95% CI: 0.47–1.12, P =0.053).

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