Hedley A J, Flemming C J, Chesters M I, Michie W, Crooks J
Br Med J. 1970 Feb 28;1(5695):519-23. doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.5695.519.
A retrospective study of thyrotoxic patients treated by subtotal thyroidectomy between 2 and 21 years ago in the north-east of Scotland showed that 20% of the patients could not be identified or traced at the time of the survey. The thyroid status of 40% of patients followed up was abnormal.It is now accepted that radioiodine treatment of thyrotoxicosis is followed by a significant incidence of late onset hypothyroidism, and life-long follow-up is regarded as obligatory. The findings in this study indicate that similar methods of aftercare are required for surgically treated patients and for all patients receiving thyroxine-replacement therapy.
一项对2至21年前在苏格兰东北部接受甲状腺次全切除术治疗的甲状腺毒症患者的回顾性研究表明,在调查时,20%的患者无法被识别或追踪到。接受随访的患者中有40%的甲状腺状况异常。现在人们已经认识到,放射性碘治疗甲状腺毒症后,迟发性甲状腺功能减退的发生率很高,因此终身随访被认为是必要的。这项研究的结果表明,手术治疗的患者和所有接受甲状腺素替代治疗的患者都需要类似的术后护理方法。