Low free triiodothyronine levels in mexican pediatric population with congenital heart disease after cardiac surgery undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass

• Published in: Acta pediátrica de México Vol. 37; no. 5; pp. 254 - 259
• Main Authors: Araujo Martínez, A, García-Benítez, L, Hernández Beltrán, E, Pérez Juárez, F, Diliz Nava, H, Tamariz-Cruz, O, Palacios Macedo-Quenot, A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Pediatría 01.09.2016
• Subjects: cardiopulmonary- bypass; pediatric cardiac surgery; triiodothyronine

BACKGROUND: Low free triiodothyronine level in patients undergoing heart surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is well described in literature, but the prevalence in pediatric Mexican population is yet unknown.OBJECTIVE: To know the prevalence of postoperative low free triiodothyronine level and...