Adrenal insufficiency in the surgical intensive care unit patient

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 27-31

  Barquist, Erik ^a,c   Kirton, Orlando ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Addison's disease; Adrenal; Corticosteroids; Critical care; Human; Review; Surgery; Trauma; Vasopressor

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; TETRACOSACTIDE;

ADDISON DISEASE; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INFLAMMATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST;

EID: 0031030982     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199701000-00006     Document Type: Article

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