Association of Implementation of Operating Room-Based Parathyroid Hormone Testing with Operative Time and Cost.

Background: Intraoperative parathyroid hormone (IOPTH) testing facilitates focused parathyroidectomy to establish biochemical cure but may be time-consuming. A dedicated immunoassay machine was relocated to the operating room for IOPTH. These data seek to determine association of operating room-based IOPTH with operative time, laboratory turnaround time (TAT), and cost.