Incidental Parathyroidectomy during Total Thyroidectomy: Risk Factors and Consequences

Table 4

Pre- and postoperative calcium (Ca⁺⁺) and phosphate (Ph) levels.

	No PGs resected	One PG resected	≥2 PGs resected	value
Pre-op Ca^++	9.31 ± 0.53	9.49 ± 0.57	9.37 ± 0.56	0.18
Post-op Ca^++	8.65 ± 0.71	8.42 ± 0.69	7.98 ± 0.57	0.0008
Pre-op Ph	3.45 ± 0.53	3.55 ± 0.56	3.55 ± 0.60	0.47
Post-op Ph	3.88 ± 0.74	3.96 ± 0.78	4.52 ± 0.84	0.007