Research Article

Preliminary Study on the Clinical Significance and Methods of Using Carbon Nanoparticles in Endoscopic Papillary Thyroid Cancer Surgery

Table 3

Comparison of thyroid and parathyroid functions in two groups.

Control group (n = 58)CN injection group (n = 50)t value

FT3 (pmol/L)4.40 ± 0.824.59 ± 0.77−1.260.208
FT4 (pmol/L)12.58 ± 3.5411.51 ± 2.601.760.08
TSH (mIU/L)1.98 ± 1.632.01 ± 1.24−0.120.9
PTH (ng/L)32.41 ± 16.4633.70 ± 14.29−0.430.66
Serum Ca2+ (mmol/L)2.15 ± 0.092.17 ± 0.09−0.820.41

FT3, free triiodothyronine; FT4, free thyroxine; TSH, thyrotropin-stimulating hormone; PTH, parathyroid hormone; Serum Ca2+, serum calcium.