Parathyroid Hormone Fluctuations During Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Stress hormone levels such as cortisol and epinephrine increase with general anesthesia (GA) and surgery. Parathyroid hormone (PTH) has been shown to increase with GA in those undergoing parathyroidectomy (PT) with abnormal parathyroid function, but there are conflicting reports of it in those with normal parathyroid function. In this study, we aim to determine the effects of anesthetic and surgical stress on those with abnormal parathyroid function undergoing PTs as well as those with normal parathyroid function undergoing unilateral/total thyroidectomies (UTs/TTs).

Study design

Prospective study.

Setting

Single tertiary academic center.

Methods

Patients undergoing TT, UT, and PT were studied. PTH was measured consecutively during the preoperative, p

SUBMITTER: Sagalow ES 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11739895 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature