Open AccessPrognostic value of thyroid profile in critical care condition
Author(s) -
Manish Gutch,
Sudhir Kumar,
Keshav Kumar Gupta
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/ijem.ijem_20_18
Subject(s) - medicine , apache ii , logistic regression , intensive care unit , euthyroid sick syndrome , univariate analysis , hormone , thyroid , population , euthyroid , multivariate analysis , thyroid hormones , environmental health
Patients suffering from critical illness admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) exhibit alterations in their thyroid hormone levels, collectively termed as euthyroid sick syndrome or nonthyroidal illness syndrome. Our study was conducted to determine the correlation between these changes in thyroid hormone levels and the prognosis of ICU-admitted patients.