Published in Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly, August 4th, 2006
Serial postoperative serum calcium levels early after total thyroidectomy were used to develop an algorithm that identifies patients who are unlikely to develop significant hypocalcemia and can be safely discharged within 24 hours after surgery.
"The objective of this retrospective chart review was to determine if serial postoperative serum calcium levels early after total thyroidectomy can be used to develop an algorithm that identifies patients who are unlikely to develop significant hypocalcemia and can be safely discharged within 24 hours after surgery. Records of 135...
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