Modern Critical Care Endocrinology and Its Impact on Critical Care Medicine

Endocrinology and issues related to the role of hormones in critical care medicine remain a dominant component of physiologic investigations, pathophysiologic manipulation, and treatment in patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) worldwide. As an example, only in the last 12  months, three major multicenter phase 3 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have been published, which involved the assessment of hormonal therapy (hydrocortisone and angiotensin II) in patients with septic shock.1–5
Source: Critical Care Clinics - Category: Intensive Care Authors: Tags: Preface Source Type: research