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Early postoperative parathyroid hormone (PTH) and calcium (Ca) are useful predictors, but their circadian and seasonal variation is rarely considered. We assessed whether incorporating blood-draw timing and season improves prediction of hypocalcemia within 48 h.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this single-center cohort, we developed the model retrospectively (January 2019\u2013December 2023) and validated it prospectively (January 2024\u2013June 2025) in adults undergoing endoscopic or robotic total\/completion thyroidectomy. The primary outcome was biochemical hypocalcemia within 48 h after the earliest postoperative blood draw, defined as corrected Ca &amp;lt; 2.10 mmol\/L or ionized Ca &amp;lt; 1.10 mmol\/L. We compared Model A (PTH only), Model B (PTH + total Ca), and Model C (Model B plus hours since surgery, diurnal and seasonal terms, clinical covariates, and a prespecified PTH \u00d7 hours interaction).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Among 1,052 patients (derivation n = 784; validation n = 268), biochemical hypocalcemia occurred in 24.9%. In derivation, Model C achieved an AUROC of 0.87 (95% CI: 0.84\u20130.89; optimism-corrected: 0.85), outperforming Model B (0.81) and Model A (0.78; all P &amp;lt; 0.001). Calibration was excellent (intercept: \u22120.01, slope: 0.99, Brier: 0.13). In temporal validation, Model C maintained strong performance (AUROC: 0.84, 95% CI: 0.80\u20130.88; intercept: 0.03, slope: 0.97, Brier: 0.14). Decision curve analysis showed a greater net benefit; at a 20% threshold, Model C reduced unnecessary prophylactic supplementation by about 11 per 100 patients versus Model A.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Modeling blood-draw timing and season improves early prediction of post-thyroidectomy hypocalcemia beyond standard PTH\/Ca measures and may support more efficient postoperative management.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1530\/ec-26-0294","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,15]],"date-time":"2026-07-15T11:18:36Z","timestamp":1784114316000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1530\/crossmarkpolicy-10","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["A blood-draw timing- and season-adjusted PTH\u2013calcium model for predicting post-endoscopic\/robotic thyroidectomy 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