Endocrine Abstracts

Thyroid hormones (TH) are responsible for maintaining metabolism. Its concentrations are fundamental during pregnancy and the first days of life, and its imbalance can generate early and late repercussions for the newborn.Objectives: This study evaluates the relationship between maternal thyroid disease history impact on newborns and infants admitted to the semi-intensive care unit.Materials and methods: Data were collected from a ...

Thyroid hormones measure is inevitable in some critically ill patients and may help the management. Alternatively, the physiological changes in the thyroid imbalance during pregnancy also make establishing reference intervals for critical ill challenging.Objectives: We aimed to compare reference intervals in an obstetric intensive care unit.Methods: After excluding patients admitted after delivery or pregnant under thyroid disease ...