title: [Euthyroid sick syndrome in patients with respiratory failure].
abstract: There have been report concerning decrease of thyroid gland hormones concentrations in respiratory diseases. The aim of this study was to estimate the influence of severe respiratory failure (RF) of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients on blood serum thyroid hormone concentration. The tests were carried out in 22 ICU- patients with partial or total RF in whom the relationship between PO2, pH, PCO2 and TT3, TT4, FT3, rT3, FT4 was tested. The obtained data indicate that: 1. In patients with RF ESS takes place, 2. ESS seems to be related to the decrease of PO2; statistically significant correlation between TT3, FT3, rT3, and PO2 exist, 3. The increase of TT3 serum concentration directly correlates with the improvement of clinical state of patients. The lowest TT3 concentrations were observed in "ante mortem" patients. This fact suggest the prognostic value of TT3, TT4 concentration measurements in patients with RF.
authors.affiliation: Kliniki Chorób Wewnetrznych, Instytutu Gruźlicy i Chorób Płuc w Warszawie.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wawrzyńska
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sakowicz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Filipecki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005067:Euthyroid Sick Syndromes / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D013963:Thyroid Hormones / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D013963:Thyroid Hormones; D010100:Oxygen