Adrenocortical function in critically ill patients 24 h after a single dose of etomidate
Adrenocortical function in critically ill patients 24 h after a single dose of etomidate
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危重患者单剂量依托咪酯24小时后肾上腺皮质功能
作者:
A. Absalom;D. Pledger;A. Kong
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‐four hours later we performed a short adrenocorticotrophic hormone stimulation test. No patient had a low cortisol level (< 160 nmol.l−1) at any time during the study. Baseline, pre‐ACTH and post‐ACTH cortisol levels were similar in the two groups. However, significantly more patients in the etomidate group had an ACTH‐stimulated cortisol increment < 200 nmol.l−1. The clinical significance of these findings is not clear, but we conclude that single doses of etomidate may interfere with cortisol synthesis for at least 24 h in the critically ill.
影响因子:
158.5
作者:
WAGNER, RL;WHITE, PF;FELDMAN, D
通讯作者:
FELDMAN, D
DOI:
10.1210/jcem.79.4.7962298
发表时间:
1994
期刊:
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
影响因子:
--
作者:
Grinspoon,SK;Biller,BM
通讯作者:
Biller,BM
DOI:
10.1210/jcem-60-5-1012
发表时间:
1985
期刊:
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
影响因子:
--
作者:
Beyer,HS;Bantle,JP;Mariash,CN;Steffes,MW;Seljeskog,EL;Oppenheimer,JH
通讯作者:
Oppenheimer,JH