Serum free cortisol index, free cortisol, and total cortisol in critically ill children

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1281-1285

  Poomthavorn, Preamrudee ^a   Lertbunrian, Rojjanee ^a   Preutthipan, Aroonwan ^a   Sriphrapradang, Arporn ^a   Khlairit, Patcharin ^a   Mahachoklertwattana, Pat ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Adrenal insufficiency; Adrenocorticotropic hormone test; Critical illness; Free cortisol; Free cortisol index

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; TETRACOSACTIDE;

ADRENAL FUNCTION; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ARTICLE; CALCULATED FREE CORTISOL; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; FEMALE; FREE CORTISOL INDEX; HUMAN; MALE;

ADOLESCENT; CARRIER PROTEINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COSYNTROPIN; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THAILAND;

EID: 67649321905     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-009-1480-x     Document Type: Article

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