Adrenal exhaustion in septic patients with vasopressor dependency

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 319-323

  Guzman, Jorge A ^a   Guzman, Cristina B ^a  

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

Author keywords

Relative adrenal insufficiency; Sepsis; Vasopressor dependency

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; STEROID;

ADRENAL FUNCTION; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISEASE COURSE; EXHAUSTION; FEMALE; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADRENAL CORTEX FUNCTION TESTS; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SHOCK, SEPTIC; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 37049011188     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2007.05.003     Document Type: Article

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