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AuthorSheehan, M.T.
AuthorLi, Y.-H.
AuthorDoi, S.A.
AuthorOnitilo, A.A.
Available date2022-04-18T08:10:54Z
Publication Date2021
Publication NameClinical Medicine Insights: Endocrinology and Diabetes
ResourceScopus
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/11795514211059494
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/29963
AbstractBackground: The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether a prior diagnosis of malignancy affected the assessment of parathyroid hormone (PTH) in hypercalcemic patients and whether the rate of this assessment changed over time. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was designed that included adult patients with hypercalcemia with and without a history of malignancy between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2019 in the Marshfield Clinic Health System (MCHS). The overall and annual rates of PTH assessment in each group was determined. In patients with a PTH assessment, duration of time and number of elevated serum calcium levels between the first documentation of hypercalcemia and the assessment of PTH were recorded, as was the degree of hypercalcemia. Results: Approximately a quarter (23%) of the patients in each group had a PTH assessment. The rate of PTH assessment initially increased over time but later declined significantly. Although a more severe degree of hypercalcemia predicted a greater probability of PTH assessment, the rate of assessment declined with all degrees of hypercalcemia in the last 5 years. While most patients who had a PTH assessed did so within a few months of the first documentation of hypercalcemia, less than half (40%) had a delay of more than 2 years before a PTH level was drawn. Conclusion: This lack of appropriate and timely assessment may have significant health consequences in both groups of patients. Better education of providers about the appropriate and timely assessment of PTH in the evaluation of hypercalcemia is urgently needed.
Languageen
PublisherSAGE Publications Ltd
Subjectcalcium
diuretic agent
parathyroid hormone
adult
Article
calcium blood level
clinical practice
cohort analysis
disease severity
female
hormone determination
human
hypercalcemia
major clinical study
male
malignant neoplasm
medical assessment
medical documentation
medical history
middle aged
parathyroid hormone blood level
prediction
probability
retrospective study
time
TitleFrequency of Parathyroid Hormone Assessment in the Evaluation of Hypercalcemia. A Comparison Between Patients With and Without a History of Malignancy in a 20-year Dataset of 20,954 Patients
TypeArticle
Volume Number14
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