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Ionised and total hypocalcaemia in pregnancy: An analysis of prevalence and risk factors in a resource-limited setting, Cameroon.

PLoS ONE, 2022
IntroductionHypocalcaemia remains a prevalent laboratory finding in pregnancy, capable of inducing adverse maternofoetal outcomes. This study compares the prevalence of hypocalcaemia in apparently healthy pregnant women from the ionised, and total ...
Atem Bethel Ajong, Bruno Kenfack, Innocent Mbulli Ali, Martin Ndinakie Yakum, Ukaogo Prince Onydinma, Fulbert Nkwele Mangala, Loai Aljerf, Phelix Bruno Telefo   +7 more
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Clinical Significance of Hypocalcaemia in Malaria: Section An Experience from Coastal Karnataka, India [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2021
Introduction: Malaria is a major public health problem leading to significant morbidity and mortality in endemic regions. Malaria is a major public health problem in India, which contributes significantly to the overall malaria burden in Southeast ...
Avinash N Shetty, Akshatha Rao Aroor, Archana Bhat   +2 more
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Severe and refractory hypocalcaemia secondary to osteoblastic bone metastases in bladder signet ring carcinoma: A case report and literature review

Medicine, 2022
Rationale: Symptomatic hypocalcaemia is uncommon, occurring in
W. Zeng, D. S. Swee
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Severe hypocalcaemia following denosumab and iron infusion [PDF]

Nephrology, 2022
lumens. CXR post-insertion however showed the catheter tip in the right subclavian vein (Figure 1B). Contrast CT thorax confirmed this location with no evidence of vascular injury but there was a filling defect in the superior vena cava (SVC) suggestive ...
Adrienne Cohen, B. Chacko
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Risk factors for postoperative hypocalcaemia after thyroidectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of International Medical Research, 2021
Objective A meta-analysis to investigate the risk factors for postoperative hypocalcaemia after thyroidectomy in adult patients. Methods A systematic search of publications in the electronic databases (PubMed®, The Cochrane Library, Web of Science, OVID ...
zhimei Chen
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Hypocalcaemia and calcium intake in pregnancy: A research protocol for critical analysis of risk factors, maternofoetal outcomes and evaluation of diagnostic methods in a third-category health facility, Cameroon.

PLoS ONE, 2020
IntroductionHypocalcaemia in pregnancy remains a major health issue, particularly in the developing world where daily calcium intakes are suboptimal. This electrolyte imbalance can lead to severe maternofoetal and childhood consequences.
Atem Bethel Ajong, Bruno Kenfack, Innocent Mbulli Ali, Martin Ndinakie Yakum, Loai Aljerf, Phelix Bruno Telefo   +5 more
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Predictors for development of denosumab-induced hypocalcaemia in cancer patients with bone metastases determined by ordered logistic regression analysis

Scientific Reports, 2021
This retrospective study was undertaken to identify predictors for the development of hypocalcaemia even with prophylactic administration of calcium and vitamin D, and to help guide future strategies to improve the safety, efficacy, and QOL of patients ...
Yuko Kanbayashi, Koichi Sakaguchi, Fumiya Hongo, Takeshi Ishikawa, Yusuke Tabuchi, Osamu Ukimura, Koichi Takayama, Tetsuya Taguchi   +7 more
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Hypocalcaemia following total thyroidectomy: An analysis of 806 patients

Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2013
Background: Permanent hypocalcaemia following thyroidectomy causes considerable morbidity. This prospective observational study aims to define the factors likely to predict hypocalcaemia following total thyroidectomy.
Riju Menon
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Role of oral calcium supplementation alone or with vitamin D in preventing post-thyroidectomy hypocalcaemia

Medicine (United States), 2019
Background: Thyroidectomy is the main intervention for thyroid malignancies and some benign thyroid diseases. Its most common complication is hypocalcaemia, which requires oral or intravenous calcium therapy.
Tengfei Xing, Y. Hu, Bin Wang, Jingqiang Zhu   +3 more
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Predictors of hypocalcaemia and hypoparathyroidism in patients undergoing thyroidectomy for benign and malignant pathologies

Endocrine Oncology
Objective: To analyse the risk factors of hypoparathyroidism and hypocalcaemia after total thyroidectomy. Methods: Clinical data of patients who underwent total thyroidectomy at a tertiary care hospital in southern part of India were collected ...
Jino Johns Lalitha, Natarajan Ramalingam, Remya Rajan, Jeyashanth Riju, Antony Abraham Paulose, Rajiv Charles Michael, Amit Jiwan Tirkey, Twisha Adhikari, Shalini Sahu, R Nagayazhini   +9 more
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