Glucocorticoid replacement in pituitary surgery: Guidelines for perioperative assessment and management

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 2745-2750

  Inder, Warrick J ^a,c   Hunt, Penny J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; METYRAPONE; TETRACOSACTIDE;

ARTICLE; CORTICOTROPIN DEFICIENCY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INSULIN METABOLISM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; STEROID THERAPY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0036078841     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.87.6.8547     Document Type: Article

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