Incidence of adrenal insufficiency after severe traumatic brain injury varies according to definition used: Clinical implications

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 72-76

  Bernard, Francis ^a,b   Outtrim, J ^b   Menon, D K ^b   Matta, B F ^b  

^a HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain, hypothalamus; Head, injury; Hormones, corticosteroids; Sympathetic nervous system, sympathoadrenal responses

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; DESMOPRESSIN; HYDROCORTISONE; MIDAZOLAM; PHENYTOIN; PROPOFOL; TETRACOSACTIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; AGED; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INCIDENCE; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 31144449349     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aei277     Document Type: Article

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