Torben Harsløf1, Lars Rolighed2, Lars Rejnmark3. 1. Department of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark. torbhars@rm.dk. 2. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark. 3. Department of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The reported incidence of post surgical hypoparathyroidism (HypoPT) varies greatly. Previous research suggests that the definition of HypoPT is not consistent in the literature. We therefore conducted a systematic review to investigate how HypoPT is defined and whether this definition, as well as the selected threshold for hypocalcemia affects the incidence. METHODS: Using a predefined search string we identified all articles in PubMed reporting on the incidence of postsurgical HypoPT from 1st January 2010 to January 2017. RESULTS: We identified 89 articles that employed 20 different definition of HypoPT. The incidence of HypoPT varied from 0.0% to 20.2%. The definitions were not associated with incidence of HypoPT. Use of prophylactic post-operative calcium supplements, however decreased the risk of HypoPT (p = 0.03), and there was a trend towards a lower risk of HypoPT when using a definition of hypocalcemia below lower limit of the reference range (p = 0.09). CONCLUSION: The large number of definitions of HypoPT, as well as the huge variation in incidence point to a problem suggests that the awareness of HypoPT should be raised. Use of prophylactic post-operative calcium supplements may decrease risk of HypoPT. This, however, may be due to reverse causality as awareness of the risk of HypoPT may promote the use of calcium supplementation.
PURPOSE: The reported incidence of post surgical hypoparathyroidism (HypoPT) varies greatly. Previous research suggests that the definition of HypoPT is not consistent in the literature. We therefore conducted a systematic review to investigate how HypoPT is defined and whether this definition, as well as the selected threshold for hypocalcemia affects the incidence. METHODS: Using a predefined search string we identified all articles in PubMed reporting on the incidence of postsurgical HypoPT from 1st January 2010 to January 2017. RESULTS: We identified 89 articles that employed 20 different definition of HypoPT. The incidence of HypoPT varied from 0.0% to 20.2%. The definitions were not associated with incidence of HypoPT. Use of prophylactic post-operative calcium supplements, however decreased the risk of HypoPT (p = 0.03), and there was a trend towards a lower risk of HypoPT when using a definition of hypocalcemia below lower limit of the reference range (p = 0.09). CONCLUSION: The large number of definitions of HypoPT, as well as the huge variation in incidence point to a problem suggests that the awareness of HypoPT should be raised. Use of prophylactic post-operative calcium supplements may decrease risk of HypoPT. This, however, may be due to reverse causality as awareness of the risk of HypoPT may promote the use of calcium supplementation.
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