The aim of this study is to evaluate the additional costs associated with calcium monitoring and treatment as well as evaluate\nthe incidence and predictors of post thyroidectomy hypocalcemia. Methods. This case-control study involved thyroidectomy and\ncompletion thyroidectomy patients operated on between January 2012 and August 2013. Cases were defined as requiring calcitriol\nsupplementation, and controls did not require supplementation. Patient (age, sex), nodule (cytology, pathology), surgical data (neck\ndissection, parathyroid identification, and reimplantation), and hospital stay (days hospitalized in total and after drain removal)\nwere compared. Comparisons were made using
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