Introduction: After thyroidectomy, patients require Levothyroxine (LT4), and it may take years of dose adjustments to achieve euthyroidism.
by P Miccoli 2024 Cited by 29Administration of the optimal dose of levothyroxine (LT4) is crucial to restore euthyroidism after total thyroidectomy.
Background: Patients often struggle to attain euthyroidism after thyroidectomy, and multiple dosing schemes have been proposed to supplant the standard weight-based approach for initial levothyroxine dosing after thyroidectomy. The objectives of this study were to review the literature for existing levothyroxine dosing schemes and compare
The optimal dosing scheme for levothyroxine after thyroidectomy: A comprehensive comparison and evaluation. Surgery 2024. [Abstract]
The average dose of Levothyroxine was 71.4 μg/d. After 5 years of follow-up LONG-TERM EFFECT OF LEVOTHYROXINE THERAPY AFTER PARTIAL THYROIDECTOMY.
after a total thyroidectomy. Herein, the best formula for determining the initiating replacement dose of levothyroxine (LT4) after a total thyroidectomy was
Levothyroxine dosing for thyroid-stimulating hormone suppression in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer after total thyroidectomy.
BACKGROUND The current approach for calculating the starting dose of levothyroxine How to calculate levothyroxine dosage after total thyroidectomy in benign
Patients' body weight (BW) is the accepted way to calculate the starting dose of levothyroxine (LT4) after total thyroidectomy.
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