Diagnosis and therapy of adrenal insufficiency in pediatric septic shock: From theory to practice

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 796-797

  De Dooy, Jozef J ^a   Dijkkamp, Anouk ^b   Kneyber, Martin C ^b   Markhorst, Dick G ^b   Van Heerde, Marc ^b   Plötz, Frans B ^b  

^a Queen Paola Children's Hospital   (Belgium)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; NORADRENALIN;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EMBASE; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LETTER; MEDLINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEPTIC SHOCK; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THEORY;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; CHILD; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; SHOCK, SEPTIC;

EID: 67650394784     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181959cd1     Document Type: Letter

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