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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Aug 17.
Published in final edited form as: World J Surg. 2013 Aug;37(8):1966–1972. doi: 10.1007/s00268-013-2054-1

Table 4.

Performance of IOPTH for detecting postoperative hypoparathyroidism and persistent pHPT in MEN1-associated pHPT undergoing initial parathyroidectomy

Parameter Final values of IOPTH detecting hypoparathyroidism (%) Final values of IOPTH detecting persistent pHPT (%) % IOPTH decrease ≥75 % detecting cure
Sensitivity 51.9 25 93.5
Specificity 72.7 90.3 0
NPV 55.2 90.3 0
PPV 70 25 87.8
Likelihood ratio 1.9 2.6 93.5

MEN1 multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1, pHPT primary hyper-parathyroidism, NPV negative predictive value, PPV positive predictive value