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Giuseppe Mercante1,2, Andrea Anelli3, Diana Giannarelli4

  • 1Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy.

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The "preventive" strategy for managing hypocalcemia after thyroidectomy is most cost-effective, though it involves overtreatment. No strategy allowed for early discharge without risk of transient hypocalcemia.

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  • Surgical Outcomes
  • Health Economics

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  • Transient hypocalcemia is a common complication following total thyroidectomy.
  • Effective management strategies are crucial for patient recovery and cost-efficiency.
  • Assessing the reliability of total serum calcium (TSCa), ionized calcium (ICa), and intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) is key to managing this condition.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the cost-effectiveness of three distinct management strategies for transient hypocalcemia post-thyroidectomy.
  • To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy and predictive value of TSCa, ICa, and iPTH in identifying and managing hypocalcemia.

Main Methods:

  • A multicenter, prospective randomized study involving 169 patients.
  • Comparison of three strategies:
  • preventive
  • (oral calcium + vitamin D)
  • reactive
  • (therapy upon hypocalcemia diagnosis)
  • and
  • predictive
  • (therapy if iPTH <10 pg/mL).

Main Results:

  • Total serum calcium (TSCa) demonstrated higher accuracy (84.6%) in identifying symptomatic hypocalcemia compared to ionized calcium (ICa) (50.0%).
  • TSCa at 24 and 48 hours post-surgery identified 24.8% and an additional 10.6% of patients with hypocalcemia, respectively.
  • Intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) showed low sensitivity for predicting hypocalcemia. No significant differences in hospitalization or symptomatic cases were observed between groups, but costs varied significantly.

Conclusions:

  • No strategy enabled early discharge without the risk of transient hypocalcemia.
  • The
  • preventive
  • strategy, involving oral calcium and vitamin D, was found to be the most cost-effective approach, despite leading to overtreatment.