EUTHYROID SICK SYNDROME: PREVALENCE AND PROGNOSIS IN ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH SEPSIS


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Cakmak R., Atici A., BEKTAŞ M., AKPINAR T. S., KÖSE M., Yuruyen G., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE-ISTANBUL TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI, cilt.85, ss.477-484, 2022 (ESCI) identifier identifier

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Objective: Euthyroid sick syndrome (ESS) manifests by the de-creased level of serum free thyroid hormones and with the nor-mal or decreased secretion of thyroid-stimulating hormone. The study aims to identify the prevalence of ESS in elderly patients with sepsis and evaluate its possible effect on prognosis and mortality.