Abstract
We aimed to identify risk factors for early hypocalcemia after parathyroidectomy in patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism. We retrospectively enrolled 106 of 120 consecutive patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism who underwent parathyroidectomy between January 2019 and July 2021. Perioperative laboratory parameters, preoperative computerized tomography (CT) images, and postoperative histology were evaluated. Parathyroid calcification was defined as hyperdense regions with a density of > 130 Hounsfield Units on CT images of the parathyroid. Subtotal parathyroidectomy, total parathyroidectomy without auto-transplantation, or total parathyroidectomy with auto-transplantation were performed in the present study. Postoperative hypocalcemia was defined as a serum calcium concentration < 2.1mmol/L within 4days of surgery. The participants were categorized according to the presence (n = 33) or absence (n = 73) of postoperative hypocalcemia. The demographics, comorbidities, and surgical details were similar in the two groups. Multivariate analysis showed that the preoperative alkaline phosphatase activity, serum intact parathyroid hormone and calcium concentrations, and parathyroid calcification were independent risk factors for postoperative hypocalcemia (all P < 0.05). Receiver operating characteristic analysis generated areas under the curves for preoperative alkaline phosphatase, intact parathyroid hormone, and parathyroid calcification of 0.82, 0.80, and 0.70, respectively (all P < 0.05). Cut-off values for preoperative alkaline phosphatase (> 242.9IU/L) and intact parathyroid hormone (> 2,104pg/mL) were found to be predictive of postoperative hypocalcemia. High preoperative alkaline phosphatase activity and serum intact parathyroid hormone concentration and low serum calcium are associated with higher risks of postoperative hypocalcemia. Calcification of the parathyroid may represent a novel radiologic means of predicting postoperative hypocalcemia.
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