Adrenal function testing in patients with septic shock

INTRODUCTION: Adrenal failure (AF) is associated with increased mortality in septic patients. Nonetheless, there is no agreement regarding the best diagnostic criteria for AF. We compared the diagnosis of AF considering different baseline total cortisol cutoff values and Δmax values after low (1 μg)...

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Main Authors: Salgado, Diamantino Ribeiro, Verdeal, Juan Carlos Rosso, Rocco, José Rodolfo
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2006
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1751047/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17062164
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc5077
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