Trends in Pediatrics
Influencing factors on selection of initial treatment dose in children diagnosed with isolated growth hormone deficiency
By İbrahim Mert Erbaş, Nilüfer Uyar, Özlem Nalbantoğlu and 1 others.
Abstract
Objective
In this study, we aimed to reveal the factors that affect the clinician’s preferences in the selection of the starting dose of growth hormone (GH) treatment.
Methods
Patients under the age of 18 years who presented to our department between 2013 and 2022, were diagnosed with isolated GH deficiency, and started treatment were included in the study. Relevant data were collected retrospectively from the medical records of the patients. Data are presented as median (interquartile range).
