Vitamin D Deficiency and Its Impact on Prediction and Treatment of Postoperative Hypocalcemia in a Cohort of Patients Undergoing Total Thyroidectomy
Preoperative vitamin D deficiency is associated with an increased risk of postoperative hypocalcemia following total thyroidectomy. Preoperative supplementation in vitamin D-deficient patients may mitigate this risk, suggesting a potential benefit in routine assessment and correction of vitamin D status before surgery to optimize patient outcomes.
Authors
- Anoop Vasudevan Pillai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2088-7206)
- Riju Ramachandran Menon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2773-5950)
- Renjitha Bhaskaran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5630-5776)
- V Radhika
- Ekalavyan N. Jayaraj
Institutions
- Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-03-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.80220
- Primary Topic
- Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00