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ea0027p29 | (1) | BSPED2011

Audit on initial management of congenital hypothyroidism

Cheney Sarah , Greening James , O'Riordan Stephen , Downing Melanie , Shenoy Savitha

Aim: To audit the current congenital hypothyroidism (CHT) management practice in our centre.Standards: Guidelines published by UK Newborn Screening Policy and Standards in 2005 and ESPE in 1999.Method: Retrospective audit from 2006 to 2010. The list was compared with the regional newborn screening lab to ensure data collection was complete.Results: Thirty cases were referred to the unit giving local incidence...