Thyroid Hormone Changes in Critically Ill Children

Czech version

Authors: Ľ. Kováčiková ¹; P. Kunovský ¹; Ž. Mišíková ²; Ľ. Košťálová ²
Authors‘ workplace: OAIM Detského kardiocentra, Detská fakultná nemocnica s poliklinikou, Bratislava, 1 vedúci MUDr. P. Kunovský, CSc. II. detská klinika, Detská fakultná nemocnica s poliklinikou, Bratislava, 2 vedúci prof. MUDr. L. Kovács, DrSc.
Published in: Čes-slov Pediat 2001; (10): 559-562.
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Overview

The authors discuss thyroid hormone changes in critically ill children. The hypothalamo-pituitary-thyroid axis and thyroid hormone metabolism are influenced by acute diseases, surgical procedures and various drugs used in intensive care. In neonates and infants requiring intensive care true hypothyroidism must be taken into consideration as it may complicate the course of the underlying disease and threaten the further development of the central nervous system.

Key words:
thyroid hormones, low tri-iodothyronine syndrome, povidone-iodine, hypothyroidism

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