Relative adrenal insufficiency among trauma patients in a community hospital

Current Surgery

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 633-637

  Beeman, Brian R ^a   Veverka, Thomas J ^a   Lambert, Phillip ^a   Boysen, Dennis M ^a  

^a Synergy Medical Education Alliance   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal insufficiency; Cortisol; Intensive care unit; Relative adrenal insufficiency; Trauma

Indexed keywords

FLUDROCORTISONE; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROCORTISONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; POTASSIUM; PREDNISONE; SODIUM;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; AGED; ARTERY CATHETER; BLOOD CELL COUNT; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HEART OUTPUT; HEMODYNAMICS; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; STEROID THERAPY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 28344442705     PISSN: 01497944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cursur.2005.03.020     Document Type: Article

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