Table 1. Demographic and clinical characteristics of 145 patients with postoperative parathyroid failure alter total thyroidectomy.
| Characteristic | N (SD or %) |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 50 [15] |
| Gender, n [%] | |
| Male | 23 [16] |
| Female | 122 [84] |
| Benign/malignant | 75/67 |
| Preoperative serum calcium (mg/dL) | 9.4 (0.4) |
| Preoperative iPTH 24 h (pg/mL) | 52 [21] |
| Preoperative 25-OH-D3 (ng/mL) | 24 [19] |
| Serum calcium 24 h after surgery (mg/dL) | 7.5 (0.5) |
| iPTH 24 h after surgery (pg/mL) | 5.5 (5.9) |
| Calcium dosage at discharge (g/24 h) | 3.5 (1.6) |
| Calcitriol dosage at discharge (mcg/24 h) | 0.66 (0.4) |
| Protracted hypoparathyroidism, n [%] | 54 [37] |
| Permanent hypoparathyroidism, n [%] | 22 [15] |
| N of parathyroid glands identified | 2.9 (0.9) |
| N of autotransplanted glands | 0.28 (0.5) |
| Inadvertent parathyroidectomy | 0.5 (0.6) |
| PGRIS* categories, n [%] | |
| 1 | 8 [6] |
| 2 | 61 [42] |
| 3 | 39 [27] |
| 4 | 37 [26] |
*PGRIS, parathyroid glands remaining in situ.