## Abstract ## Background This work was done to determine whether the slope of change between preoperative and early postoperative (2 hr and 8 hr) ionized calcium levels (ciCa) could predict significant postoperative hypocalcemia. ## Methods We did a retrospective chart review of 79 patients und
Early Prediction of Normocalcemia after Thyroid Surgery
✍ Scribed by Bahadır M. Güllüoğlu; Manuk N. Manukyan; Asım Cingi; Cumhur Yeğen; Rıfat Yalın; A. Özdemir Aktan
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 113 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-2313
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