With the increasing incidence of thyroid cancer (1), total and completion thyroidectomy are increasingly common in the NHS. Hypocalcaemia is an important complication of these procedures. The reported UK national incidence is 27% for total thyroidectomy and 29% for completion thyroidectomy (2). Predicting individualised patient risk would allow departments to focus resources on high risk patients, while considering low risk patients for early discharge. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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