Thyroid dysfunction in infants with severe intestinal insufficiency: a case series
Revista Paulista de Pediatria · 4 authors, 1 centre
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Mean gestational age was 33.3±1.6 weeks, mean birth weight was 2,113.9±370.9 g, median hospitalization was 420 days, and mortality was 42.9%.
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Mean gestational age was 33.3±1.6 weeks, mean birth weight was 2,113.9±370.9 g, median hospitalization was 420 days, and mortality was 42.9%. Four of the seven infants (57.1%) developed thyroid dysfunction, all of whom had normal thyroid function on neonatal screening and received parenteral nutrition without iodine. No impact of levothyroxine on growth or enteral nutrition establishment was observed.
