Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Tight metabolic control reduces the risk of microvascular complications in individuals with type 1 diabetes (T1DM). Multiple studies have shown improvements in quality of life (QOL) in children following the introduction of continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) but metabolic outcomes have been more variable. This audit looked at metabolic parameters at long-term follow up in children and adolescents using CSII over 3 years.Methods...

Introduction: Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) carries a high risk of morbidity and mortality in undetected affected infants and has an estimated incidence of 1:15 000 based on newborn screening programmes internationally. This project aimed to identify cases and mode of diagnosis of CAH in the Republic of Ireland (ROI) to establish the case if any for screening.Methods: (i) A retrospective questionnaire was sent to all consultant paediatricians in R...

Introduction: Congenital hypothyroidism (CHT) has a reported incidence of 1:3500 in Caucasian populations. Early detection by newborn screening and appropriate L-thyroxine treatment leads to normal or near-normal neurocognitive outcome.The National Newborn screening programme (NNP) was established in Children’s University Hospital, Temple St. in 1979. This study aimed to ascertain the incidence of congenital hypothyroidism in the Republic of Ireland...