Is early intact PTH ( iPTH ) an early predictor of postoperative hypocalcemia for a safer and earlier hospital discharge : an analysis on 260 total thyroidectomies?
The correlation of iPTH with hypocalcemia is significant since a few hours after surgery and the value of iPTH ≥10 pg/mL is able to select those patients for a safe and early discharge. The use of the iPTH might avoid unnecessary extensions of hospitalization.
Our results suggest that MRI-documented disease activity is associated with a transient decrease in circulating cytokine producing T cells, possibly due to the migration of activated T cells into the CNS.