Publications by authors named "Cristina Soddu"
Endokrynol Pol
April 2022
Article Synopsis
- Hypoparathyroidism is a common issue after total thyroidectomy, but there’s no immediate method to predict which patients will have permanent hypoparathyroidism post-surgery.
- A study of 426 patients categorized them based on their intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) levels on the first day after surgery, finding significant differences in permanent hypoparathyroidism rates between groups.
- An iPTH level below 4.6 pg/mL on the first postoperative day accurately indicates a high risk of permanent hypoparathyroidism, with high sensitivity and specificity values, and no patients with levels above 6.5 pg/mL developed this condition.
