Clinical effects of adding fludrocortisone to a hydrocortisone-based shock protocol in hypotensive critically ill children

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 518-524

  Hebbar, Kiran B ^a   Stockwell, Jana A ^a   Fortenberry, James D ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal insufficiency; Cortisol; Critical care; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; FLUDROCORTISONE; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT; NORADRENALIN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPOTENSION; LOADING DRUG DOSE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPTIC SHOCK; STEROID THERAPY; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FLUDROCORTISONE; GEORGIA; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTENSION; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SHOCK, SEPTIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79953819791     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-010-2090-3     Document Type: Article

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