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Etomidate, pharmacological adrenalectomy and the critically ill: a matter of vital importance
Etomidate is a potent suppressant of adrenal steroidogenesis, effectively inducing reversible pharmacological adrenalectomy. Recent evidence suggests that for every five patients with septic shock given etomidate without corticosteroid supplementation, one patient will die as a consequence. Other cr...
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BioMed Central
2006
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1751005/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16941756 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc5020 |