Adrenocortical function in critically ill patients 24 h after a single dose of etomidate

Anaesthesia

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 861-867

  Absalom, A ^a,b   Pledger, D ^a   Kong, A ^a  

^a IPSWICH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adrenal function; Anaesthetics, intravenous; etomidate

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ETOMIDATE; HYDROCORTISONE; THIOPENTAL;

ADRENAL CORTEX FUNCTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL CORTEX FUNCTION TESTS; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ETOMIDATE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THIOPENTAL;

EID: 0032884057     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.1999.01003.x     Document Type: Article

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