@article{aee31486759a4c37bbe6e7929425acb3,
title = "Cost-effectiveness in transient hypocalcemia post-thyroidectomy",
abstract = "BACKGROUND: Three different strategies to manage transient hypocalcemia after total thyroidectomy were compared to evaluate cost-effectiveness. The reliability of total serum calcium (TSCa), ionized calcium (ICa), and intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) were investigated to achieve this goal. METHODS: A multicenter, prospective randomized study was carried out with 169 patients. The strategies were {"}preventive{"} (oral calcium + vitamin D supplementation), {"}reactive{"} (therapy in hypocalcemia), and {"}predictive{"} (therapy if iPTH ",
keywords = "cost, effectiveness, hypocalcemia, thyroidectomy, transient",
author = "G. Mercante and Andrea Anelli and D. Giannarelli and D. Giordano and I. Sinopoli and F. Ferreli and G. Digiesi and Appetecchia, {M. L.} and A. Barnabei and G. Cristalli and L. Conti and R. Pellini and P. Fabio and D. Lombardi and {De Virgilio}, A. and G. Spriano",
note = "LR: 20190831; CI: (c) 2019; JID: 8902541; OTO: NOTNLM; 2018/11/22 00:00 [received]; 2019/08/06 00:00 [revised]; 2019/08/15 00:00 [accepted]; 2019/09/01 06:00 [entrez]; 2019/09/01 06:00 [pubmed]; 2019/09/01 06:00 [medline]; aheadofprint M1 - Journal Article",
year = "2019",
language = "Italian",
volume = "41",
pages = "3940--3947",
journal = "Head and Neck Surgery",
issn = "1043-3074",
publisher = "Wiley-Liss Inc.",
number = "11",
}