title: Intra-operative parathyroid hormone monitoring using a laboratory based multichannel analyser.
abstract: Parathyroid hormone has a short half life in vivo. Intraoperative parathyroid hormone measurement can guide the surgeon by confirming successful removal of parathyroid adenomas. Point of care testing with a dedicated analyser and technician in theatre is expensive. This study shows that intraoperative parathyroid hormone is feasible using a central laboratory based analyser available in most hospitals. There are potential cost savings when compared with point of care testing.
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Mace
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Randhawa
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Woolman
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Stearns
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000191:economics / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004867:Equipment Design; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000191:economics / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016105:Parathyroidectomy / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011446:Prospective Studies