Treatment of transient hypothyroxinemia of prematurity: a survey of neonatal practice.
We mailed a survey on treatment practices for transient hypothyroxinemia of prematurity (THOP) to 100 randomly selected neonatologists. In the year before the survey, 13 of 62 respondents (21.0%) had treated an average of 4.5 THOP patients with thyroid hormone, and 3 had treated 10 or more patients. Randomized trials assessing the value of thyroid supplementation in THOP are urgently needed.
D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010500:Perinatology; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D013963:Thyroid Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000097:blood*
D013963:Thyroid Hormones; D013974:Thyroxine