Defining critical illness-related corticosteroid insufficiency: One step forward!

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 721-722

  Annane, Djillali ^a  

^a RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Adrenals; Critical illness; Critical illness related corticosteroid insufficiency

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTUBATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION;

EID: 74949125438     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181c54620     Document Type: Editorial

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