RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SERUM FREE T4 AND THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE LEVELS IN PRETERM NEONATES AND RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PURE MEDICAL RESEARCH - Year 2019, Vol 4, Issue 9
Abstract
Background and objectives: Worldwide 15 million babies are born preterm every year. Preterm birth is one of the leading causes of neonatal morbidity and mortality worldwide. Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) is one of the most common respiratory complications of prematurity and its incidence inversely proportional to gestational age and birth weight. Despite the proven efficacy of antenatal corticosteroids in preventing RDS, they are not effective at preventing all cases of RDS and are limited by the time required to exert an effect on lung maturation and surfactant production before preterm birth. So the use of thyroid hormones has the potential to stimulate surfactant release and reduce respiratory morbidity in preterm infants with RDS.
Authors and Affiliations
Mohamed Mohamed El Mazahy, Lotfy Abd AlFattah Al Sehaimy, Mahmoud Farag Salem, Alshaymaa Mohamed Mohamed Hamad
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