Year: 2008
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Backgrounds: Since the relationship between sepsis and relative adrenal insufficiency has been reported, short corticotropin stimulation tests have been performed to identify relative adrenal insufficiency and determine to whom corticosteroid should be administered.The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of corticosteroid therapy in a broad population of septic shock patients with and without relative adrenal insufficiency.Patients and Methods: A retrospective study was conducted in an intensive care unit at Severance Hospital in Seoul, Republic of Korea, between June 2005 and December 2007.The study included 103 critically ill patients who underwent a short corticotropin test because
Author: 정지예
Language: English
Subfield: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3171825931