… high-dose test (250 μg of corticotropin). … corticotropin tests in patients with septic shock and
to evaluate the impact on outcome of relative adrenal deficiency as detected by the two tests. …

… with septic shock have widely … corticotropin stimulation test can be questionable. We
prospectively did two consecutive short corticotropin stimulation tests in 22 patients with septic shock…

… from May 2002 to May 2005, including septic shock patients over 18 years old without previous
… submitted to 1 μg and 249 μg corticotropin tests with a 60-minute interval between doses. …

… In a retrospective cohort study, 82 consecutive patients with septic shock underwent a short
corticotropin test performed more than 24 h after the onset of vasopressor therapy. Forty-one (…

… The rapid corticotropin stimulation test is widely used as a method to identify adrenocortical
… to the ACTH stimulation test. Such response pattern in patients with septic shock is not what …

… a short corticotropin test using low-dose corticotropin (1 μg) has a good prognostic value and
can be helpful in identifying patients with septic shock … on a corticotropin stimulation test are …

… The two groups with sepsis had similar albumin, corticotropin, and hormonal levels (Table
2)… without sepsis, had normal metyrapone tests. In addition, patients with septic shock without …

… In the multinational CORTICUS study duplicate serum samples were taken before and after
corticotropin stimulation tests in patients with septic shock. Serum cortisol was measured in …

… The short corticotropin test does not appear to be useful for determining the advisability
of corticosteroid treatment in patients with septic shock, and our results call into question the …

… test in acutely ill patients like those with septic shock interpretable? In which patients with
septic shock … feedback inhibition regulate both the corticotropin-releasing factor and adrenocor…