Hemodynamic steroid responsiveness is predictive of neurological outcome after traumatic brain injury

Neurocritical Care

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 176-179

  Bernard, Francis ^a,b   Outtrim, Joanne ^b   Lynch, Andrew G ^c   Menon, David K ^b   Matta, Basil F ^b  

^a HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adrenal dysfunction; Adrenal insufficiency; Cortisol; High dose stimulation test; Hydrocortisone replacement therapy; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; TETRACOSACTIDE; VASOACTIVE AGENT;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INJURY SEVERITY; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 33846997228     PISSN: 15416933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/NCC:5:3:176     Document Type: Article

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