Preoperative and postoperative optimisation of patients undergoing thyroid surgery: a multicentre quality improvement project at Barts Health NHS Trust

Preoperative and postoperative optimisation of patients undergoing thyroid surgery: a multicentre quality improvement project at Barts Health NHS Trust

Hypocalcaemia following thyroid surgery can occur in up to 38% of patients. With over 7100 thyroid surgeries performed in 2018 in the UK, this is a common postoperative complication. Undertreated hypocalcaemia can result in cardiac arrhythmias and death. Preventing adverse events from hypocalcaemia...

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Main Authors: Jahangir Ahmed, Deepak Chandrasekharan, Ghassan Alusi, Matt Lechner, Mona Waterhouse, Kalpita Majumdar, Oscar Emanuel, Gulwish Moghul, Salman Ashraf, Tiarnan Magos, Zi Wei Liu, Margaret Crutchlow, Stephen Kinghorn, Gayle McDonnell, Harry McArdle, Amr Salem, Mike Papesch, Abdulfattah Lakhdar, Safina Ali, Paul Stimpson, Khalid Ghufoor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2023-06-01
Series:BMJ Open Quality
Online Access:https://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/12/2/e001190.full
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