By comparing the levels before and after a thyroidectomy, physicians can act faster and more accurately when determining how best to treat patients to prevent hypoparathyroidism, a practice which, according to Dr. Brown, has already begun to be put into place.
“We’re starting to incorporate some of the practices into our patient care routine,” said Dr. Brown. “The next part of our project is going to be to actually do a prospective study at three different institution sites in order to evaluate this further.”
Dr. Brown reported no relevant financial disclosures.
SOURCE: Brown S et al. AACE 2018, Abstract 720.