Non-thyroidal Illness Syndrome (NTIS) is no independent predictor for mortality in ICU patients.

Natalie KrugSven BerckerThilo BuschSteffen FrieseNora JahnMaria Theresa Völker

Published in: BMC anesthesiology (2023)

Duration of mechanical ventilation as well as incidence of acute kidney injury, sepsis and acute liver failure were detected as independent predictors of mortality in patients with NTIS. NTIS itself was no independent predictor of increased ICU-mortality.

Keyphrases

mechanical ventilation
liver failure
intensive care unit
acute kidney injury
respiratory failure
cardiovascular events
acute respiratory distress syndrome
risk factors
hepatitis b virus
end stage renal disease
cardiac surgery
peritoneal dialysis
type diabetes
coronary artery disease
case report
septic shock