Clinical indicators that influence a clinician’s decision to start L-thyroxine treatment in prematurity with transient hypothyroxinemia

Clinical indicators that influence a clinician’s decision to start L-thyroxine treatment in prematurity with transient hypothyroxinemia

Abstract Background Transient hypothyroxinemia of prematurity (THOP) is defined as a low level of circulating thyroxine (T4), despite low or normal thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels. Aims: We aimed to evaluate the incidence of THOP, the clinical and laboratory findings of preterm infants with...

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Main Authors: Aslan Yilmaz, Yavuz Ozer, Nesrin Kaya, Aydilek Dagdeviren Cakir, Hazal Cansu Culpan, Yildiz Perk, Mehmet Vural, Olcay Evliyaoglu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-08-01
Series:Italian Journal of Pediatrics
Subjects:
Preterm
Treatment
Thyroid
Systematic review
Severity
Incidence
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13052-023-01516-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13052-023-01516-6

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