Publications by authors named "Malak Al Qubaisi"
Context: Total thyroidectomy has been shown to provide a cost-effective and efficient method of permanently treating Graves disease; however, hypocalcemia can be a common complication.
Objective: To evaluate the risk of hypocalcemia after total thyroidectomy in patients with vs without Graves disease.
Design: The 2016 American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program participant use data files for procedure-targeted thyroidectomy and from 5871 patients were merged.