Evidence for Developmental Hypopituitarism in Ill Preterm Infants
| Autor: | Daniel F. Cimino, Susan M. Scott |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
| Předmět: |
endocrine system
Hydrocortisone Population Physiology Gestational Age Infant Premature Diseases Hypopituitarism Older population medicine Humans education education.field_of_study business.industry Thyroid Infant Newborn Obstetrics and Gynecology Gestational age medicine.disease Thyroxine medicine.anatomical_structure Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Analysis of variance Cortisone business Infant Premature hormones hormone substitutes and hormone antagonists medicine.drug Hormone |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Perinatology. 24:429-434 |
| ISSN: | 1476-5543 0743-8346 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/sj.jp.7211112 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE: The relationship between the concentrations of cortisol and T4 with outcome in the preterm infants has not been well studied. STUDY DESIGN: Mean cortisol (days 2, 4, and 6) and T4 values were correlated to gestational age, illness, and outcome in 210 infants using ANOVA. RESULTS: Cortisol significantly decreased and T4 increased across gestational age. For both hormones, higher values were found in infants on low ventilatory settings. Combined lower cortisol (mean |
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