Higher thyroid hormone levels are associated with better outcome in acute liver failure
O Anastasiou, JP Sowa, P Manka, A Katsounas, WK Syn, D Führer, RK Gieseler, LP Bechmann, G Gerken, LC Moeller, A Canbay · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2015 · Heft 01
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Background: Changes in thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and thyroid hormone levels, mostly in the form of non-thyroidal illness syndrome (NTIS), have been described in many disease entities including myocardial infarction and sepsis. However, the relationship of acute liver failure (ALF) and thyroid hormone levels has not yet been clarified. The purpose of our present study was to evaluate potential correlations of select thyroid functional parameters with ALF. Methods: 84 consecutively recruited ALF patients were divided in groups according to the outcome of ALF (spontaneous recovery: SR; transplantation or de…
