TY - JOUR AU - Jahana Ara, Muhammad Javaid Rashid, Muhammad Adnan Bawany, Ishfaq Ahmad Khan, Jamshed Bashir, Asma Kafeel, PY - 2021/12/30 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Relationship between pre-operative serum vitamin D3 levels and post-thyroidectomy hypocalcemia: A cross sectional study JF - Drugs and Cell Therapies in Hematology JA - dcth VL - 10 IS - 2 SE - Articles DO - UR - http://dcth.org/index.php/journal/article/view/894 SP - 218 - 222 AB - <p><strong><em>Aim: </em></strong><em>To determine the relationship between vitamin D deficiency and the risk of developing hypocalcemia after thyroidectomy.</em></p><p><strong><em>Study design:</em></strong><em> Cross sectional study</em></p><p><strong><em>Place and duration: </em></strong><em>This study was conducted at </em><em>&nbsp;District Head Quarter Hospital Mirpur Mathelo District Ghotki, Pakistan from March 2020 to March 2021.</em></p><p><strong><em>Methodology: </em></strong><em>A total of 100 patients were included in this study. Their vitamin D levels were assessed before surgery and the calcium levels were determined after surgery. Incidence of hypocalcemia symptoms was also assessed. </em></p><p><strong><em>Results: </em></strong><em>It was identified that the patients who were vitamin D deficient are more prone to develop hypocalcemia after thyroidectomy. A significant differentiation was observed between mean values of vitamin D in hypocalcemia and normo-calcemic group. Hypocalcemia after surgery was observed in 19 patients. </em></p><p><strong><em>Conclusion: </em></strong><em>The current study demonstrates that the level of serum vitamin D less than 35 would be considered as a potential risk for developing the hypocalcemia post thyroidectomy. Patients who have low vitamin D levels must be screened for hypocalcemia post thyroidectomy.</em></p> ER -