Table 1. Clinical and surgical characteristics of 205 patients who underwent total thyroidectomy (Data are expressed as N (number), mean ± SD, or frequency (%)).

Patient age (years)	47.98 ± 15.29
Women (N)	182 (88.78%)
Neck dissection (N)	27 (13.17%)
Number of patients needing calcium replacement therapy (N)	95 (46.34%)
PTH on the day of surgery (pmol / L)	3.07 ± 3.03
PTH first postoperative day (pmol / L)	2.65 ± 1.84
Serum calcium on the day of surgery (mmol / L)	2.07 ± 0.28
Serum calcium first postoperative day (mmol / L)	2.00 ± 0.20
Serum calcium on the fifth postoperative day (mmol / L)	2.10 ± 0.10
Albumin (g / L)	45.87 ± 2.57
Ionized calcium on the day of surgery (mmol / L)	1.15 ± 0.10
Ionized calcium on the first postoperative day (mmol / L)	1.2 ± 0.20
Ionized calcium on the fifth postoperative day (mmol / L)	1.2 ± 0.10