title: Prolonged mechanical ventilation associated with hypothyroidism after paediatric cardiac surgery.
abstract: Hypothyroidism in patients undergoing congenital heart defect surgery is known to be possible. This generally temporary condition can progress as it involves yet other factors, increasing the patients' time to heal. The case presented here is that of a 5-month-old girl who was dependent in the long term on mechanical ventilation following cardiac surgery. After having been diagnosed with hypothyroidism, she was extubated on the fourth day of her hormone replacement therapy, and discharged from hospital on the tenth day.
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Pediatric Cardiology,İstanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy,Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Center and Research Hospital,Istanbul,Turkey.
authors.forename: Ibrahim C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Tanidir
authors.affiliation: 2Department of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery,İstanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy,Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Center and Research Hospital,Istanbul,Turkey.
authors.forename: Tolga
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Unuvar
authors.affiliation: 3Department of Pediatric Endocrinology,İstanbul Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Research Hospital,Istanbul,Turkey.
authors.forename: Sertac
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haydin
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000601:surgery*; D020249:Hormone Replacement Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007223:Infant; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D013963:Thyroid Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D013963:Thyroid Hormones