Table 2.

Mean iCa (mmol/L) ± SD for treatment groups (no calcitriol supplementation; stratified calcitriol supplementation [<20 ng/kg/d, ≥20 ng/kg/d]) pre‐op and at 12 hour, 24 hour, 36 hour, and 48 hour (n = 78) and 60 hour and 72 hour (n = 55). iCa trends between the treatment groups are similar and illustrate the association of pre‐op iCa of post‐op iCa in the immediate post‐op period

	Pre‐op iCa	12‐Hour iCa	24‐Hour iCa	36‐Hour iCa	48‐Hour iCa	60‐Hour iCa	72‐Hour iCa
All cases, n = 78	1.84 ± 0.24	1.45 ± 0.20	1.35 ± 0.19	1.35 ± 0.16	1.31 ± 0.16	1.30 ± 0.16	1.30 ± 0.17
No calcitriol	1.78 ± 0.20	1.46 ± 0.21	1.30 ± 0.20	1.27 ± 0.16	1.26 ± 0.17	1.26 ± 0.19	1.22 ± 0.21
Calcitriol (all)	1.86 ± 0.25	1.44 ± 0.21	1.37 ± 0.19	1.33 ± 0.16	1.33 ± 0.17	1.34 ± 0.18	1.34 ± 0.18
<20 ng/kg/d	1.90 ± 0.26	1.51 ± 0.22	1.44 ± 0.20	1.41 ± 0.19	1.39 ± 0.18	1.37 ± 0.22	1.41 ± 0.19
≥20 ng/kg/d	1.83 ± 0.24	1.39 ± 0.20	1.30 ± 0.16	1.28 ± 0.12	1.28 ± 0.14	1.30 ± 0.14	1.26 ± 0.14