Publications by authors named "Wei-Hsuan Nai"
Article Synopsis
- There is variability in the incidence of hungry bone syndrome after parathyroidectomy in dialysis patients, with published rates ranging from 15.8% to 92.9%.
- A study involving 120 hemodialysis patients found that the majority underwent subtotal parathyroidectomy, with a high incidence of hungry bone syndrome occurring shortly after surgery, lasting on average over 11 months.
- Notably, patients with hungry bone syndrome exhibited lower calcium and parathyroid hormone levels post-surgery and had a lower recurrence of hyperparathyroidism compared to those without the syndrome; preoperative blood ferritin levels were found to negatively predict the syndrome's onset.
