Opioid contribution to decreased cortisol levels in critical care patients

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 143, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1147-1148

  Daniell, Harry W ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; ETOMIDATE; FENTANYL CITRATE; HYDROCORTISONE; MEGESTROL ACETATE; OPIATE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADRENAL FUNCTION; ADRENAL GLAND; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; FRACTURE; HORMONE INHIBITION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LONG TERM CARE; NOTE; PAIN; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SIDE EFFECT; BLOOD; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DRUG EFFECT;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE;

EID: 58149333650     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: 15383644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.143.12.1147     Document Type: Note

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