Assessing adrenal insufficiency of corticosteroid secretion using free versus total cortisol levels in critical illness

Nienke Molenaar,Ab Johan Groeneveld,Hilde M. Dijstelbloem,Margriet F.C. de Jong,Armand R. J. Girbes,Annemieke C. Heijboer,Albertus Beishuizen

Assessing adrenal insufficiency of corticosteroid secretion using free versus total cortisol levels in critical illness

2011

Nienke Molenaar
Ab Johan Groeneveld
Hilde M. Dijstelbloem
Margriet F.C. de Jong
Armand R. J. Girbes
Annemieke C. Heijboer
Albertus Beishuizen

Purpose To study the value of free versus total cortisol levels in assessing relative adrenal insufficiency during critical illness-related corticosteroid insufficiency.

Keywords:

Prospective cohort study
Adrenocorticotropic hormone
Corticosteroid
Intensive care medicine
Sepsis
Intensive care unit
Adrenal insufficiency
Transcortin
Medicine
Endocrinology
Internal medicine
Diabetes mellitus
critical illness
Total Cortisol

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