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Revista Cubana de Medicina
versión On-line ISSN 1561-302X
Resumen
GOMEZ MANZANARES, José Efraín et al. Establishing Better Treatment for Hypothyroidism Patients. Rev. Cuban de Med [online]. 2023, vol.62, n.1 Epub 01-Mar-2023. ISSN 1561-302X.
Introduction:
Hypothyroidism is an entity that is frequently seen at the endocrinologist´s. establishing the best treatment is a challenge, despite proper management and optimal hormonal control, sometimes patients continue with symptoms which affect their quality of life, therefore that treatment should be individualized, based on the best evidence.
Objective:
To establish the best therapeutic options in hypothyroidism different forms of presentation.
Methods:
A non-systematic bibliographic search was carried out in PubMed, Medline, LILACS, EMBASE, Redalyc databases and in the international guidelines. The inclusion criteria were publications in English and Spanish, in which the title, keywords or abstract include relevant information to the objective of the study, with a periodicity of no more than 5 years, except for the guidelines that the latest revisions were used. In the search, 30 articles were retrieved, 14 which were selected.
Conclusions:
The therapeutic options were established in order to find better treatment for hypothyroid patients, which must be individualized and based on the best evidence, to achieve adequate control of the disease, to improve the quality of life and to avoid related complications.
Palabras clave : hypothyroidism; treatment; levothyroxine; combination therapy.