Abstract
Treatment with corticosteroids in patients with septic shock is controversial. Dosage and timing of treatment differ in clinical trials. The effect of LDHT (low-dose hydrocortisone therapy) is based on the hypothesis of a relative adrenocortical insufficiency. Two cases in which septic shock was reversed with LDHB are described.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Adrenergic alpha-Agonists / administration & dosage
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Aged
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents / administration & dosage*
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Colectomy / adverse effects
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Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
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Female
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Humans
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Hydrocortisone / administration & dosage*
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Norepinephrine / administration & dosage
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Postoperative Complications / drug therapy*
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Shock, Septic / drug therapy*
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Shock, Septic / etiology
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Sympathomimetics / administration & dosage
Substances
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Adrenergic alpha-Agonists
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents
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Sympathomimetics
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Hydrocortisone
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Norepinephrine