Table.
Preoperative and Postoperative Hormonal Panel
| Hormone | POD −1 | POD 0 | POD1 | POD2 | POD3 | POD16 | 6-9 months | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortisol (2.4-17 ug/dL) | 64↓ | 32↓ | … | 11↓ | <1.8↓ | <1.8↓ | 1.8↓ | HC started POD3 after blood work |
| ACTH (0-81 pg/mL) | … | … | … | 41↓ | 36↓ | 28↓ | 13↓ | … |
| TSH (0.36-3.74 uIU/mL) | 0.89 | 0.43 | 0.12↓ | 0.07↓ | … | 0.05↓ | 0.73 | … |
| Thyroxine, free (0.8-1.5 ng/dL) | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1 | … | 2.1↑ | 1 | Levothyroxine started POD4 |
| LH (1-12 miU/mL) | 1↓ | … | … | <1↓ | … | 1↓ | 3 | … |
| FSH (1-12 mIU/mL) | 3↓ | … | … | 1↓ | … | 1↓ | 3 | … |
| Testosterone (219.2-905.6 ng/dL) | … | … | … | 28.8↓ | … | <20↓ | 175.9↓ | Testosterone replacement started as outpatient |
| Testosterone, free (160-699 pmol/L) | … | … | … | … | … | <5.8↓ | 137↓ | … |
| IGF-1 (82-242 ng/mL) | 179 | … | … | … | … | 79 | … | … |
| GH (fasting, <6 mIU/L) | 4.5 | … | … | … | … | <0.3 | … | … |
| Prolactin (3-20 ng/mL) | <1↓ | … | … | … | … | <1↓ | … | … |
Abbreviations: ACTH = adrenocorticotropic hormone; FSH = follicle-stimulating hormone; GH = growth hormone; HC = hydrocortisone; IGF-1 = insulin-like growth factor 1; LH = luteinizing hormone; TSH = thyroid-stimulating hormone; POD = postoperative day.