Adrenal Insufficiency and Response to Stress Dose Hydrocortisone in Patients With Cirrhosis and Vasopressor Dependency Using Cirrhosis-Specific Cortisol Thresholds.

Conclusion and Relevance: The use of HC in patients meeting cirrhosis-specific criteria for AI resulted in significantly shorter duration of vasopressor therapy, lower mortality, and no increased risk of infection. Use of traditional AI definitions may exclude patients with cirrhosis that could benefit from HC therapy. PMID: 31928081 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31928081?dopt=Abstract

Source: The Annals of Pharmacotherapy - January 11, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Vu T, Vallabh M, Laine G Tags: Ann Pharmacother Source Type: research