Relative adrenal insufficiency in patients with septic shock; a close look to practice patterns

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 73-77

  Elsouri, Naser ^a   Bander, Joseph ^a   Guzman, Jorge A ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal insufficiency; Corticosteroids; Septic shock

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED PROTEIN C; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; PHENYLEPHRINE; TETRACOSACTIDE; VASOPRESSIN;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEPTIC SHOCK; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; APACHE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RISK FACTORS; SHOCK, SEPTIC;

EID: 33645985834     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2005.09.055     Document Type: Article

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