Low thyroxinaemia occurs in the majority of very preterm newborns
- 1 March 1996
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in European Journal of Pediatrics
- Vol. 155 (3) , 211-215
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01953940
Abstract
Very preterm neonates have FT4 levels on day 14 that are much lower than is generally assumed while TSH remains in the normal range. We therefore propose to measure FT4 in all preterms with a GA below 33 weeks, during the 2nd week of life.Keywords
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