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Osteocalcin is an Independent Predictor for Hungry Bone Syndrome After Parathyroidectomy

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Background

Hungry bone syndrome is characterized by prolonged and severe hypocalcemia following parathyroidectomy. Previously, we reported that preoperative alkaline phosphatase is a major factor predicting prolonged hospital stay. Nonetheless, some patients with low alkaline phosphatase levels presented with hungry bone syndrome, suggesting that additional factors may play a role.

Methods

From September 2010 to December 2017, consecutive dialysis patients who underwent parathyroidectomy for secondary hyperparathyroidism were analyzed. Length of hospital stay was used as a surrogate marker for postoperative bone hunger.

Results

A total of 260 patients were included in the study. The median postoperative hospital stay was 3 days, and 69 (27%) patients had a stay longer than 3 days. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that alkaline phosphatase (odds ratio [OR] = 1.005), osteocalcin (OR = 1.001), and subtotal parathyroidectomy (OR = 0.061) were associated with prolonged hospital stay. Multivariate linear regression analysis indicated that age (β = − 0.170), alkaline phosphatase (β = 0.430), and osteocalcin (β = 0.166) were correlated with the length of stay. After surgery, the median osteocalcin level increased from 264 to 478 ng/mL (P < 0.001).

Conclusions

Alkaline phosphatase is the main predictor of hungry bone syndrome after parathyroidectomy, and preoperative osteocalcin is an additional independent predictor. Patients with a high osteocalcin level may prone to have a higher demand for calcium supplementation.

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by research grants (MOST-107-2314-B-195-001-MY3) from the Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan and MacKay Memorial Hospital (MMH-10912). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

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This study was funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan (Grant Number MOST-107-2314-B-195-001-MY3) and MacKay Memorial Hospital (Grant Number MMH-10912).

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  1. Department of Surgery, MacKay Memorial Hospital and Mackay Medical College, 92, Section 2, Chung-Shan North Road, Taipei, 10449, Taiwan

    Wen-Ching Ko, Chien-Liang Liu, Jie-Jen Lee, Tsang-Pai Liu & Shih-Ping Cheng

  2. Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, MacKay Memorial Hospital and Mackay Medical College, Taipei, Taiwan

    Chih-Jen Wu

  3. Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

    Chih-Jen Wu & Shih-Ping Cheng

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Ko, WC., Liu, CL., Lee, JJ. et al. Osteocalcin is an Independent Predictor for Hungry Bone Syndrome After Parathyroidectomy. World J Surg 44, 795–802 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-019-05251-0

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