Association between adrenal insufficiency and ventilator weaning

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 173, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 276-280

  Huang, Chung Jen ^a   Lin, Horng Chyuan ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adrenal insufficiency; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis; Stress dose hydrocortisone; Ventilator weaning

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; HYDROCORTISONE; PLACEBO;

ADRENAL FUNCTION; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS; SUPPLEMENTATION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STRESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 32144450090     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 1073449X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200504-545OC     Document Type: Article

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