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F Masson1, M Thicoïpe, M J Latapie

  • 1Département Anesthésie Réanimation, Groupe Hospitalier Pellegrin, Bordeaux, France.

Transplant International : Official Journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation
|December 1, 1990
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Thyroid function in brain-dead organ donors often shows low triiodothyronine (T3) levels, characteristic of the sick euthyroid syndrome. Treatment with T3 may be beneficial but requires further study.

Area of Science:

  • Endocrinology
  • Nephrology
  • Transplantation

Background:

  • Thyroid hormone levels can be altered in critically ill patients.
  • Brain death represents a unique physiological state affecting hormonal regulation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate thyroid function in potential organ donors.
  • To characterize thyroid hormone levels during brain death.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective study of 20 brain-dead potential organ donors.
  • Collection of serial blood samples before and during brain death.
  • Measurement of free triiodothyronine (FT3), reverse total triiodothyronine (rT3), free thyroxine (FT4), and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH).

Main Results:

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  • 80% of patients exhibited decreased FT3 levels, with 65% showing very low levels.
  • FT4 levels were less frequently decreased, and TSH remained normal.
  • No consistent decline in hormone levels during brain death was observed, nor correlation with hemodynamic data or allograft function.

    • Conclusions:

    • The observed thyroid function pattern aligns with the sick euthyroid syndrome.
    • While typically not requiring treatment, T3 therapy warrants consideration for donors and recipients.
    • Further research is needed to confirm the clinical significance of low FT3 in this context.