Cortisol replacement for severe sepsis and septic shock: what should I do?
Open Access
- 1 January 2002
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by Springer Nature in Critical Care
- Vol. 6 (3) , 190-1
- https://doi.org/10.1186/cc1486
Abstract
Based on several recently completed randomized controlled trials, cortisol replacement is likely to become a standard of care for vasopressor dependent septic shock. Further studies are needed in order to accomplish whether this treatment should be limited to patients with a blunted cortisol response to corticotrophin. Similarly, in patients with severe sepsis who do not need vasopressors, the benefit/risk ratio of cortisol replacement remains to be assessed.Keywords
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