Postoperative serum magnesium levels as a predictor for the need for calcium replacement after total thyroidectomy: a prospective study

ABSTRACT Objective: Our aim was to assess the ability of serum magnesium (Mg), measured on the first postoperative day (Mg1PO), to predict the need for calcium (Ca) replacement in patients undergoing total thyroidectomy (TT). Subjects and methods: Eighty patients undergoing TT, with Mg1PO and PTH...

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Published in:	Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Main Authors:	Carlos Segundo Paiva Soares, Cristiano Claudino de Oliveira, Katia Hiromoto Koga, Sonia Marta Moriguchi, Simone Antunes Terra, José Vicente Tagliarini, Gláucia Maria Ferreira da Silva Mazeto
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2023-01-01
Subjects:	Calcium hypocalcemia hypoparathyroidism magnesium thyroidectomy
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2359-39972023005001209&tlng=en