Total thyroidectomy; frequency of hypocalcemia after total thyroidectomy

Objective: To find out frequency of hypocalcemia after total thyroidectomy

Study design: Descriptive study

Methods: 60 patients undergoing total thyroidectomy for multinodular goiter from January 2010 to December 2010. Evaluation of results was done by analyzining the data in SPSS V-17

Results: In 60 patients undergoing total throidectomy, only one patient [1.67%] developed permanent hypocalcemia and 11 patients [18.3%] developed transient hypocalcemia

Conclusions: Total thyroidectomy can safely be performed in patients with multinodular goiter with very low risk of permanent hypocalcemia