The low-dose ACTH test in the ICU: Not ready for prime time

Critical Care

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Yaegashi, Makito ^a   Boujoukos, Arthur J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG MEGADOSE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LOW DRUG DOSE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC SHOCK; SHORT SURVEY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL RATE; DIAGNOSTIC USE; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; PROCEDURES;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 34447617013     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc5000     Document Type: Short Survey

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