Efficacy and safety of prophylactic intravenous calcium supplementation in patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism after parathyroidectomy: a retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Severe hypocalcemia is a common complication in patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) after parathyroidectomy (PTX). The necessity of postoperative prophylactic intravenous calcium supplementation and the corresponding strategies are controversial. This study aimed to analyze the efficacy and safety of prophylactic intravenous calcium supplementation after PTX.

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed the clinical data of 125 patients with SHPT who underwent PTX between January 2020 and December 2023. Patients were divided into prophylactic intravenous calcium supplementation group (group A, 94 cases) and non-prophylactic intravenous calcium supplementation (group B, 31 cases). The baseline characteristics, laboratory data, surgical outcomes of the two grou

SUBMITTER: Pan Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12682683 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature