Erratum to: Proper management of rheumatoid arthritis in Latin America. What the guidelines say?

Clin Rheumatol

Rheumatology Unit, Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Peron 4190, (1180), Buenos Aires, CABA, Argentina.

Published: March 2015

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  • The article DOI: 10.1002/ece3.70156 was found to contain errors that needed correction.
  • This correction aims to improve the accuracy and clarity of the information presented.
  • Readers should refer to the updated version for the most reliable data and findings.
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Background: This study highlights how a trivial mistake in collecting timed blood samples of parathyroid hormone (PTH) during parathyroidectomy (PTX) can potentially become a serious error affecting surgical closure.

Methods: For the measurement of serum PTH, the intact PTH (iPTH) test was used to obtain baseline, preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative samples of PTH, to guide the surgical team regarding adequacy of PTX.

Results: Due to the lack of proper guidelines, all types of samples for PTH are labeled as iPTH by the Laboratory Information Services (LIS) software.

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