Table 1

Incidence of hypoparathomonemia and hypocalcemia after total or completion thyroidectomy, n = 149

Post-thyroidectomy	Group; %
Post-thyroidectomy	PTH < 1.5 pmol/L	Ca²⁺ < 1.1 mmol/L
1 h	22.8	2
6 h	24.2	5
24 h	25.5	25.5

Ca²⁺ = Ionized calcium; PTH = parathormone.