Abstract:INTRODUCTION: The severity of the patient's condition that required ECMO and the changes observed in the pituitary — thyroid system (decreased T4 and T3 levels, low-normal or decreased TSH level) can be considered as a lack of body reserves due to the developed critical illness. OBJECTIVES: Study changes of TSH, T3, T4 levels during the ECMO procedure, during weaning/death on the ECMO. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The prospective observational study was performed in intensive care unit (47 patients on ECMO). After c… Show more
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