Nonthyroidal illness syndrome and prolonged mechanical ventilation in patients admitted to the ICU

Chest

Volumn 135, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1448-1454

  Bello, Giuseppe ^a   Pennisi, Mariano Alberto ^a   Montini, Luca ^a   Silva, Serena ^a   Maviglia, Riccardo ^a   Cavallaro, Fabio ^a   Bianchi, Antonio ^a   De Marinis, Laura ^a   Antonelli, Massimo ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; FEMALE; FREE LIOTHYRONINE INDEX; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NONTHYROIDAL ILLNESS SYNDROME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 66649138887     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.08-1816     Document Type: Article

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