Prevalence of low cortisol values in term and near-term infants with vasopressor-resistant hypotension

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 114-118

  Fernandez, Erika ^a   Schrader, Ron ^b   Watterberg, Kristi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR;

ADRENAL FUNCTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG RESPONSE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INFANT; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; COHORT STUDIES; DRUG RESISTANCE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTENSION; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 14044263008     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211211     Document Type: Article

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