Opioid and benzodiazepine contributions to etomidate-associated adrenal insufficiency
@article{Daniell2008OpioidAB, title={Opioid and benzodiazepine contributions to etomidate-associated adrenal insufficiency}, author={H. W. Daniell}, journal={Intensive Care Medicine}, year={2008}, volume={34}, pages={2117-2118} }
Dear Editor, Both opioids and benzodiazepines independently and characteristically lower cortisol levels and may contribute to symptomatic adrenal insufficiency. The recent publications by Dr’s den Brinker et al. [1] and Vinclair et al. [2] add to the ongoing debate regarding the importance of inhibited cortisol production in determining the most appropriate use of etomidate. However, as in other related studies, the authors did not consider possible contributions by concurrently administered…
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