Objective: Alteration in thyroid hormones are seen in critically ill patients admitted to
intensive care units. Our objective was to study the thyroid hormone profile, prolactin and …

Background: Critically ill patients typically present with low or low-normal plasma thyroxine,
low plasma triiodothyronine (T3), increased plasma reverse T3 (rT3) concentrations, in the …

333 november 2 0 0 9, vol. 6 7, no 1 0 hormone (TRH) is released which stimulates the
pituitary to secrete thyroid-stimulating hormone (thyrotropin or TSH). TSH in turn drives the …

Thyroid hormones are indispensable for normal growth, development and metabolism of
virtually every cell and organ (1, 2). The secretion of thyroid hormone is regulated by the …

There is ongoing controversy as to whether hormonal changes of the euthyroid sick
syndrome are predictors of poor outcome in sepsis and critical illness. In this prospective …

Objective: To study whether the suppression of the thyrotropin (thyroid-stimulating hormone,
TSH) response to thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) correlates with severity of illness …

BACKGROUND Studies have documented a correlation between hypothyroxinemia and
mortality in critically ill patients; however, there are limited data in sepsis. The objective of …

Alterations in thyroid function occur commonly in critically ill patients; however, they are
rarely the primary cause of admission to the intensive care unit (ICU). In this article, the …

Introduction The severity of critical illness is associated with various patterns of thyroid
hormone abnormalities. We sought to evaluate whether the outcome of patients with …

Decreased serum thyroid hormone concentrations in severely ill patients were first reported
in the 1970s, but the functional meaning of the observed changes in thyroid hormone levels …