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ArticleJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2018

Antenatal steroids and thyroid hormone function in preterm infants.

Dinushan C Kaluarachchi, Qianqian Zhao, Tarah T Colaizy

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Article in Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 authors.

Dinushan C KaluarachchiDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA. kaluarachchi@pediatrics.wisc.edu.
Qianqian ZhaoDepartment of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
Tarah T ColaizyDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAntenatal steroids (ANS) are used widely for women at risk of preterm delivery. Evidence on the effects of ANS on thyroid hormone function in preterm infants is limited.

objectivesTo determine effects of ANS on thyroid hormone function in preterm infants.

methodsA retrospective cohort study of preterm infants born before 30 weeks of gestation. Infants were divided into no ANS, partial ANS, and complete ANS groups. Thyroid function tests at day of life 30 were compared.

results260 Infants were included. A significantly higher proportion of patients were started on levothyroxine (LT4) in no ANS group and partial ANS group compared to complete ANS group. Logistic regression analysis revealed that infants in no ANS group are more likely to have TSH > 6 μIU ml

conclusionInfants in no ANS group are more likely to have thyroid dysfunction compared to complete ANS group.

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Maternal ExposureAdultFemaleGestational AgeHumansHypothyroidismInfant, Extremely PrematureInfant, NewbornInfant, Premature, DiseasesLogistic ModelsMultivariate AnalysisPregnancyPrenatal CareRetrospective StudiesSteroidsThyroid Function TestsSteroidsThyroid HormonesThyroxine

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PMID30206348

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