THE EFFECT OF THE VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY ON THE HYPOCALCAEMIA AFTER THYROIDECTOMY IN GERIATRIC PATIENTS
TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI, cilt.17, sa.1, ss.8-14, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
- 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.