Is non-thyroidal illness syndrome (NTIS) a clinical predictor of COVID-19 mortality in critically ill oldest old patients?

J Endocrinol Invest. 2022 Sep;45(9):1689-1692. doi: 10.1007/s40618-022-01806-6. Epub 2022 May 11.

Authors

C Okoye¹, F Niccolai¹, S Rogani¹, B Lemmi¹, U Peta¹, S Del Vecchio¹, V Morelli¹, N Caraccio¹, V Calsolaro², F Monzani¹

Affiliations

¹ Geriatrics Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Via Savi 10, 56124, Pisa, Italy.
² Geriatrics Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Via Savi 10, 56124, Pisa, Italy. valina82@gmail.com.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Low-T3 syndrome; Non-thyroidal illness syndrome (NTIS); Older patient; Pneumonia; Thyroid.

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
COVID-19*
Critical Illness
Euthyroid Sick Syndromes*
Humans
Thyrotropin
Triiodothyronine

Substances

Triiodothyronine
Thyrotropin