S Balasubramanian

Whole-blood versus laboratory intraoperative parathyroid hormone assays and optimisation of intraoperative monitoring during parathyroidectomy: A retrospective cohort study

PURPOSE: Intraoperative parathyroid hormone (IOPTH) monitoring supports focused parathyroidectomy by confirming biochemical response after gland excision, but standard assays may be logistically burdensome. Whole-blood point-of-care (POC) assays offer faster turnaround but may ha...