Systematic Administration of Calcium and Vitamin D After Thyroidectomy

Summary

Transient hypocalcaemia consist the most common postoperative complication after thyroidectomy (10-45%). It may be mild and subclinical or cause mild or severe symptoms and may lead to longer hospital stay as well as in discomfort of the patients. For the management oral or intravenous calcium with or without vitamin D administration can be used based on the blood calcium levels and on the symptomatology. The investigators intent to study a new protocol with oral calcium and vitamin D given systematically from the day of operation to assess if this practice can minimize the rate of transient hypocalcaemia and as a consequence minimize the length of stay in the hospital.

Timeline

Start

2015-03-01

Primary completion

2020-04-01

Completion

2020-08-04

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