Cortisol metabolism in critical illness: implications for clinical care

Critical illness is uniformly characterized by elevated plasma cortisol concentrations, traditionally attributed exclusively to increased cortisol production driven by an activated hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis. However, as plasma adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) concentrations are often not elevated or even low during critical illness, alternative mechanisms must contribute.

Jaar van publicatie:2014

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