Incidence of Hypocalcemia after Total Thyroidectomy in Ratchaburi Hospital

Abstract

Objective: To find out the incident rate of hypocalcemia in patients who underwent total thyroidectomy in Ratchaburi Hospital

Materials and methods: This retrospective descriptive study was done by reviewing of medical records of all patients who underwent total thyroidectomy in Ratchaburi Hospital in 2009 - 2014 consideration of serum calcium measurement at immediately, 24 hour, and 48 hour after operation. Of patients with hypocalcemia, serum calcium was followed the until 1 year for categorizing of transient or permanent hypocalcemia.

Results: 43 patients with total thyroidectomy were collected and 14 post-operative hypocalcemia were found. Out of them were classified to be 10 patients with transient hypocalcemia and 4 patients with permanent hypocalcemia.

Conclusion: Incidence of hypocalcemia of post total thyroidectomy that was 32.56% (in the study of small amount of studied population) makes the physicians be reminded to monitor that complication in all patients with the operation.