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1. Relative adrenal insufficiency in patients with severe acute pancreatitis

Author

P Van Biervliet, Eric Hoste, Patrick Thibo, D Rijkckaert, Didier Baert, Francis Colardyn, K Heyndrickx, and J. J. De Waele

Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty, business.industry, Incidence (epidemiology), Infected pancreatic necrosis, Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, medicine.disease, Gastroenterology, Pathophysiology, Adrenal dysfunction, hemic and lymphatic diseases, Internal medicine, Poster Presentation, Adrenal insufficiency, Medicine, Acute pancreatitis, In patient, business, Intensive care medicine, Cortisol level
Abstract

Objective Inadequate cortisol levels and adrenal dysfunction may play a role in the pathophysiology of severe acute pancreatitis. This study aimed to analyse the incidence of relative adrenal insufficiency (RAI) in these patients, to identify factors associated with RAI and to describe how adrenal responsiveness affects outcome.

Published
2007

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Author

P Ferrao, S Caroline, S Omar, S Rajah, and LR Mathivha

Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty, business.industry, Critically ill, Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, medicine.disease, medicine.disease_cause, Adrenal dysfunction, Sepsis, Emergency medicine, medicine, Short synacthen test, Hiv status, business
Abstract

Sepsis is a common problem in our ICU, often leading to hypotension requiring vasopressor support. Adrenal dysfunction is thought to be common in septic patients. HIV-related opportunistic infections are known to be the most common cause of adrenal dysfunction. The prevalence of HIV in the community we service is around 20%. We will present here the preliminary results from a study on septic patients admitted to our ICU. We have assessed HIV status and CD4 counts on consecutive ICU admissions over a 4-month period. All patients requiring vasopressors have undergone a synacthen test.

Published
2005

3. [Untitled]

Author

Rachael Harry, Julia Wendon, and Georg Auzinger

Subjects
endocrine system, medicine.medical_specialty, business.industry, Liver failure, Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, DNA-binding protein, Adrenal dysfunction, Pituitary failure, Endocrinology, Internal medicine, Cortisol binding, medicine, Etiology, In patient, business, hormones, hormone substitutes, and hormone antagonists
Abstract

Reduced cortisol is common in patients with acute liver failure (ALF). The aetiology of this phenomenon is unclear, relating potentially to reduced levels of cortisol binding proteins, pituitary or adrenal dysfunction. We examined the relative importance of these factors.

Published
2002

4. Corticosteroids reduce inotrope requirements in hypotensive liver failure

Author

RA Harry and Julia Wendon

Subjects
Inotrope, medicine.medical_specialty, Acute hepatic necrosis, Septic shock, business.industry, Liver failure, Hemodynamics, Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, medicine.disease, Adrenal dysfunction, Haemodynamic instability, Anesthesia, Meeting Abstract, medicine, In patient, Intensive care medicine, business
Abstract

Corticosteroids improve haemodynamic profile in patients with septic shock [1,2]. Adrenal dysfunction is common in patients with acute hepatic necrosis (AHN) and haemodynamic instability [3].

Published
2001

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