Effectiveness of prophylactic calcium and vitamin D supplementation for preventing post-thyroidectomy hypocalcemia: a meta-analysis

Background Postsurgical hypocalcemia is the most common and troublesome consequence of thyroidectomy. We investigated the potential role of routine calcium or vitamin D supplementation in preventing postsurgical hypocalcemia. Methods We searched MEDLINE and Embase for English-language publications u...

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Main Authors: Hyeyeon Moon, Ju Won Seok, Keunyoung Kim, Hye Young Kim, Mi Kyoung Park, In Joo Kim, Kyoungjune Pak, Sunghwan Suh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kosin University College of Medicine 2022-09-01
Series:Kosin Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.kosinmedj.org/upload/pdf/kmj-22-101.pdf