TY - JOUR
T1 - Thyroid gland volumes in premature infants using serial ultrasounds
AU - Khan, Safdar S.
AU - Hong-McAtee, Irene
AU - Kriss, Vesna Martich
AU - Stevens, Scott
AU - Crawford, Timothy
AU - Hanna, Mina
AU - Bada, Henrietta
AU - Desai, Nirmala
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2018/10/1
Y1 - 2018/10/1
N2 - Background: There is a gap in knowledge about the postnatal growth of thyroid gland in preterm infants. Objective: To determine postnatal growth of thyroid gland in preterm infants. Methods: Thyroid gland volume was calculated in 57 prospectively enrolled preterm infants by measuring serial longitudinal, antero-posterior, and transverse dimensions of thyroid gland with ultrasound. Data were analyzed by using the Wilcoxon and independent t test. Results: There was a significant correlation between thyroid volume (TV) and birthweight (BW) (p = 0.01), and between TV and gestational age (p = 0.02). However, unexpectedly, 12 infants had a decrease in TV between the first and second ultrasounds. Infants with late onset bacterial sepsis had lower TVs on their second ultrasounds than infants without sepsis. Conclusions: Thyroid ultrasound in preterm infants provides noninvasive and quick approach to determine TV and morphology. TV in preterm infants correlates positively with BW and gestational age. However, postnatal growth of thyroid gland is variable and may seemingly be affected by postnatal factors.
AB - Background: There is a gap in knowledge about the postnatal growth of thyroid gland in preterm infants. Objective: To determine postnatal growth of thyroid gland in preterm infants. Methods: Thyroid gland volume was calculated in 57 prospectively enrolled preterm infants by measuring serial longitudinal, antero-posterior, and transverse dimensions of thyroid gland with ultrasound. Data were analyzed by using the Wilcoxon and independent t test. Results: There was a significant correlation between thyroid volume (TV) and birthweight (BW) (p = 0.01), and between TV and gestational age (p = 0.02). However, unexpectedly, 12 infants had a decrease in TV between the first and second ultrasounds. Infants with late onset bacterial sepsis had lower TVs on their second ultrasounds than infants without sepsis. Conclusions: Thyroid ultrasound in preterm infants provides noninvasive and quick approach to determine TV and morphology. TV in preterm infants correlates positively with BW and gestational age. However, postnatal growth of thyroid gland is variable and may seemingly be affected by postnatal factors.
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U2 - 10.1038/s41372-018-0149-0
DO - 10.1038/s41372-018-0149-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 30061589
AN - SCOPUS:85052586198
SN - 0743-8346
VL - 38
SP - 1353
EP - 1358
JO - Journal of Perinatology
JF - Journal of Perinatology
IS - 10
ER -