EVALUATION OF THE HYPOTHALAMIC-PITUITARY-ADRENAL AXIS IN A PAEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

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Demiral M., Kiral E., Dinleyici E. Ç., Simsek E.

ACTA ENDOCRINOLOGICA-BUCHAREST, cilt.15, sa.4, ss.466-471, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 15 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4183/aeb.2019.466
  • Dergi Adı: ACTA ENDOCRINOLOGICA-BUCHAREST
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.466-471
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: adrenal insufficiency, cortisol, critical illness, pediatric risk of mortality score, CRITICALLY-ILL PATIENTS, CORTICOSTEROID INSUFFICIENCY, PREDICTIVE FACTORS, ILLNESS, CORTISOL, CHILDREN, SEVERITY, SHOCK
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background. Relative adrenal insufficiency (RAI) is the inadequate production of cortisol due to dysfunction of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis during a severe illness. We evaluated the HPA axis and RAI in a tertiary pediatric intensive care unit (PICU).