Adrenal insufficiency in the critically ill neonate and child

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 448-453

  Langer, Monica ^b   Modi, Biren P ^b   Agus, Michael ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adrenal; Children; Critical illness; Neonates

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; INDOMETACIN;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; BIOAVAILABILITY; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM PERFORATION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREMATURITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEPTIC SHOCK; STANDARD;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; CHILD; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREVALENCE;

EID: 33747513501     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mop.0000236397.79580.85     Document Type: Review

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