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Mehanna, Hisham M., Jain, Anurag, Randeva, Harpal S., Watkinson, John and Shaha, Ashok (2010) Postoperative hypocalcemia - the difference a definition makes. Head & Neck, Vol.32 (No.3). pp. 279-283. doi:10.1002/hed.21175
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hed.21175
Abstract
Background
Review of the literature reveals considerable variability in the definitions and criteria used for reporting postoperative hypocalcemia. The lack of standardization prevents a meaningful comparison of results and performance locally with the national standard. It also prevents the pooling of data when performing meta-analysis, and may affect the comparison of research results.
Methods
A literature review was performed to identify the different definitions used to define hypocalcemia in post-thyroidectomy patients. We analyzed the incidence of hypocalcemia in the same cohort of 202 post thyroidectomy patients using these definitions.
Results
The reported hypocalcemia rates varied from 0% to 46% for the same cohort depending on the definition of hypocalcemia used. Only one-third of biochemically hypocalcemic patients requested calcium supplementation.
Conclusion
This study demonstrates the need for more uniformity and standardization in the definitions used for reporting hypocalcemia rates. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck, 2010
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) | ||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Biomedical Sciences > Translational & Experimental Medicine > Metabolic and Vascular Health (- until July 2016) Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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| Journal or Publication Title: | Head & Neck | ||||
| Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons Ltd. | ||||
| ISSN: | 1043-3074 | ||||
| Official Date: | March 2010 | ||||
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| Volume: | Vol.32 | ||||
| Number: | No.3 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 279-283 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1002/hed.21175 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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