Etomidate, adrenal dysfunction and critical care

Anaesthesia

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 404-418

  Roberts, R G ^a   Redman, J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; ETOMIDATE; HYDROCORTISONE; STEROID;

ADRENAL CORTEX DISEASE; ADRENAL CORTEX INSUFFICIENCY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DOSE RESPONSE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; SEPTIC SHOCK;

EID: 0036211466     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2002.2575_15.x     Document Type: Letter

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