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Table 1 PTH level and survival rate of parathyroid glands in patients with different numbers of PG auto-transplantation

From: Clinical significance of retrograde inferior parathyroid protection technique based on thymus preservation in thyroid surgery

Variable

(pmol/L)

Time points of postoperative review

One IPG auto transplantation

Two IPG auto transplantation

P value

Right-hand PTH level

pre-operation

3.95 ± 1.52

4.3 ± 1.98

0.092

1 days after surgery

2.90 ± 1.36

2.57 ± 1.24

0.349

2 months after surgery

3.90 ± 1.81

2.86 ± 1.05

0.026

6 months after surgery

3.59 ± 1.56

3.38 ± 1.12

0.587

Left-hand PTH level

6 months after surgery

23.46 ± 12.54

35.46 ± 20.65

0.045

Survival rate of PG auto-transplantation

6 months after surgery

122/176

(86.36%)

16/16

(100%)

0.007

  1. Note Measurement unit for PTH level is pmol/L