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

• Main Authors: Aslan Yilmaz (Author), Yavuz Ozer (Author), Nesrin Kaya (Author), Aydilek Dagdeviren Cakir (Author), Hazal Cansu Culpan (Author), Yildiz Perk (Author), Mehmet Vural (Author), Olcay Evliyaoglu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...