Some very preterm neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit show circulatory
and respiratory problems that improve after administration of steroids. It is unclear whether …

OBJECTIVE. Relative adrenal insufficiency in extremely low birth weight infants may
contribute to significant morbidity and death. Our objective was to evaluate the relationship …

Objective: To determine cortisol and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) responses to
critical illness in term and late preterm newborns and examine the relationship of these …

Adrenal insufficiency is suspected in some ill preterm infants. The aim of this prospective
study was to compare serum cortisol concentrations during the first 2 wk of life of well …

Extremely premature infants manifest clinical features suggestive of adrenal insufficiency.
Yet, serum cortisol levels are similar in ill and well preterm infants in a setting where one …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of low cortisol values and to evaluate clinical
responses to hydrocortisone in ill term and near-term newborns. STUDY DESIGN …

There are few published data on plasma ACTH and cortisol in very low birth weight (VLBW)
infants beyond the first week of life. We therefore measured plasma ACTH and cortisol …

Antenatal corticosteroids have been widely used for the prevention of respiratory distress
syndrome in preterm neonates, yet little is known about their effects on the hypothalamic …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate adrenocortical function in ill preterm infants and investigate
potential relationships between plasma cortisol concentrations and major neonatal …

Hypotension in the preterm infant is a significant precursor of major adverse outcomes,
including mortality, intraventricular hemorrhage, and neurodevelopmental morbidity (1–4) …