Abstract
BackgroundLittle is known about changes in parathyroid hormone (PTH), calcium and phosphorous levels after parathyroidectomy in hemodialysis patients. We studied the effects of parathyroidectomy on these biochemical values in a large cohort of patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis. MethodsThis retrospective cohort study included patients identified in both the United States Renal Data System and the database of a large dialysis organization who underwent parathyroidectomy in 2007-09, were aged ≥18 years, had Medicare Parts A and B as primary payer and had received hemodialysis for ≥1 year pre-parathyroidectomy. Descriptive statistics were calculated for continuous variables; categorical variables were used to characterize the population and evaluate monthly laboratory and medication use; median values were calculated for laboratory measures. ResultsAmong 1402 parathyroidectomy patients, mean age was 48.9 years, 52.4% were males, 58.8% were African American and mean dialysis duration was 7.5 years. Median PTH levels increased over the year before parathyroidectomy from 1039 to 1661 pg/mL and decreased afterward to 98 pg/mL at 1 month; levels remained ≥897 pg/mL for 10% of patients. Median calcium levels fell from 9.6 mg/dL before to 7.9 mg/dL 1 month after parathyroidectomy; levels were ≤7.1 mg/dL for 25% and remained ≤7.2 mg/dL for the lowest 25% at 3 months. Median phosphorous level was 6.8 mg/dL immediately before parathyroidectomy, decreased to 3.8 mg/dL immediately after and reached 5.8 mg/dL at 1 year. ConclusionsWhile PTH levels dropped after parathyroidectomy for most patients, surgery was sometimes ineffective in reducing levels and sometimes led to over-suppression. Hypocalcemia could be profound and long lasting, suggesting the need for prolonged vigilance.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 103-111 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2016 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of ERA-EDTA.
Keywords
- dialysis
- end-stage renal disease
- mineral metabolism
- parathyroidectomy
- secondary hyperparathyroidism