Abstract:Background:
Perioperative hydrocortisone (HC) therapy for patients with adrenal insufficiency (AI) vary from one institution to another and recommendations are not based on definitive data. Although the necessary HC dose is unknown, we utilized recent data documenting normal periop HPA function
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as a guide to assess HC substitution therapy in patients with AI.
Goals:
Examine the impact of 2 HC regimens on clinical symptoms and serum cortisol levels in s… Show more
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