HDL-cholesterol level and cortisol response to synacthen in critically ill patients

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2199-2203

  Van Der Voort, Peter H J ^a   Gerritsen, Rik T ^a   Bakker, Andries J ^a   Boerma, E Christiaan ^a   Kuiper, Michael A ^a   De Heide, Loek ^a  

^a MEDICAL CENTER LEEUWARDEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adrenal; Cholesterol; Cortisol; Critically ill; Synacthen

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HYDROCORTISONE; TETRACOSACTIDE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADRENAL CORTEX FUNCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PREDICTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; COSYNTROPIN; CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0347993811     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-003-2021-7     Document Type: Article

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