Adrenocortical function in critically il
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Absalom; Pledger; Kong
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Article
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1999
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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We compared the effects of single doses of etomidate and thiopentone on adrenocortical function in a randomised controlled clinical trial involving 35 critically ill patients who needed a general anaesthetic. Just before induction of anaesthesia, a baseline blood cortisol sample was taken. Twenty‐fo