Frequency of hypocalcaemia in thyroid surgery

ABSTRACT

To determine the frequency of hypocalcaemia in thyroid surgery. This prospective study has been conducted at Surgical-IV in Liaquat University Hospital, Jamshoro/Hyderabad and Surgical Unit-II in Peoples Medical College, Nawabshah over a period of Two years from February 2006 to January 2008. This is a hospital based case series of 100 patients, who underwent subtotal, near total and total thyroidectomy for benign and malignant thyroid lesions. The age of the patients ranged between 15-70 years with mean age 32 years. 85 patients are female and 15 are male. In 18 patients, out of 100, hypocalcaemia has been observed clinically as well biochemically. It is concluded that frequency of hypocalcaemia is significant but only a few of them present with symptoms and permanent hypoparathyroidism is very rare