Triiodothyronine Supplementation in Infants Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) profoundly suppresses circulating thyroid hormone levels in infants. We performed a multicenter randomized placebo controlled trial to determine if triiodothyronine (T3) supplementation improves reduces time to extubation (TTE) in infants after CPB. Infants (n  = 220) undergoing cardiac surgery with CPB and stratified into two age cohorts: ≤30 days and> 30 days to
Source: Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tags: CONGENITAL – Original Submission Source Type: research