The clinical importance of adrenal insufficiency in acute hepatic dysfunction
@article{Harry2002TheCI, title={The clinical importance of adrenal insufficiency in acute hepatic dysfunction}, author={Rachael Harry and Georg Auzinger and Julia A. Wendon}, journal={Hepatology}, year={2002}, volume={36} }
Acute liver failure and septic shock share many clinical features, including hyperdynamic cardiovascular collapse. Adrenal insufficiency may result in a similar cardiovascular syndrome. In septic shock, adrenal insufficiency, defined using the short synacthen test (SST), is associated with hemodynamic instability and poor outcome. We examined the SST, a dynamic test of adrenal function, in 45 patients with acute hepatic dysfunction (AHD) and determined the association of these results with…
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