THE EFFECT OF THE VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY ON THE HYPOCALCAEMIA AFTER THYROIDECTOMY IN GERIATRIC PATIENTS

Isik A. L., Teksoz S., Arikan A. E., Tortum O. B., Ozcan M., Bukey Y., ...Daha Fazla

TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI, cilt.17, sa.1, ss.8-14, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.8-14
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Hypocalcaemia, Thyroidectomy, Vitamin D Deficiency, Geriatrics, Parathyroid Hormone, INCIDENTAL PARATHYROIDECTOMY, POSTOPERATIVE HYPOCALCEMIA, GRAVES-DISEASE, RISK-FACTORS, SURGERY, CALCIUM, HYPERPARATHYROIDISM
  • Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Introduction: Post-thyroidectomy hypocalcaemia is common and depends on many factors. Vitamin D has critical role in calcium homeostasis. The main purpose of this study was to determine the effect of vitamin D deficiency on hypocalcaemia after thyroidectomy in geriatric patients.