Total thyroidectomy vs subtotal thyroidectomy: Permanent hypocalcaemia/hypoparathyroidism [measured by serum calcium levels]
Total thyroidectomy showed no clear difference in permanent hypocalcaemia/hypoparathyroidism [measured by serum… compared with bilateral subtotal thyroidectomy (low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Total thyroidectomy vs bilateral subtotal thyroidectomy Permanent hypocalcaemia/hypoparathyroidism [measured by serum calcium levels] Total thyroidectomy showed no clear difference in permanent hypocalcaemia/hypoparathyroidism [measured by serum… compared with bilateral subtotal thyroidectomy (low certainty). Thyroid surgery for Graves’ disease and Graves’ ophthalmopathy (2015) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | OR 2.04 [0.53, 7.85] | 2 studies · 300 participants | Low |
Total thyroidectomy vs subtotal thyroidectomy Permanent hypocalcaemia/hypoparathyroidism [measured by serum calcium levels] Total thyroidectomy may leads to higher permanent hypocalcaemia/hypoparathyroidism [measured by serum… compared with subtotal thyroidectomy (low certainty). Thyroid surgery for Graves’ disease and Graves’ ophthalmopathy (2015) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | OR 4.79 [1.36, 16.83] | 3 studies · 393 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thyroid surgery for Graves’ disease and Graves’ ophthalmopathy 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.