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Role of sampling times and serum cortisol cut-off concentrations on the routine assessment of adrenal function using the standard cosyntropin test in an academic hospital from Spain: a retrospective chart review
OBJECTIVES: Aiming to validate the use of a single poststimulus sampling protocol for cosyntropin test short standard high-dose test (SST) in our institution, our primary objectives were (1) to determine the concordance between 30 and 60 min serum cortisol (SC) measurements during SST; and (2) to ev...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5942445/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29730618 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019273 |
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author | Ortiz-Flores, Andrés E Santacruz, Elisa Jiménez-Mendiguchia, Lucía García-Cano, Ana Nattero-Chávez, Lia Escobar-Morreale, Héctor F Luque-Ramírez, Manuel |
author_facet | Ortiz-Flores, Andrés E Santacruz, Elisa Jiménez-Mendiguchia, Lucía García-Cano, Ana Nattero-Chávez, Lia Escobar-Morreale, Héctor F Luque-Ramírez, Manuel |
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description | OBJECTIVES: Aiming to validate the use of a single poststimulus sampling protocol for cosyntropin test short standard high-dose test (SST) in our institution, our primary objectives were (1) to determine the concordance between 30 and 60 min serum cortisol (SC) measurements during SST; and (2) to evaluate the diagnostic agreement between both sampling times when using classic or assay-specific and sex-specific SC cut-off values. The secondary objectives included (1) estimating the specificity and positive predictive value of 30 and 60 min sampling times while considering the suspected origin of adrenal insufficiency (AI); and (2) obtaining assay-specific cut-off values for SC after SST in a group of subjects with normal hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis. DESIGN AND SETTING: This is a retrospective chart review study conducted at a Spanish academic hospital from 2011 to 2015. PARTICIPANTS AND INTERVENTIONS: Two groups were evaluated: (1) a main study group including 370 patients in whom SC was measured at 30 and 60 min during SST; and (2) a confirmative group that included 150 women presenting with a normal HPA axis in whom SST was conducted to rule out late-onset congenital adrenal hyperplasia. Diagnostic agreement between both sampling times was assessed by considering both classic (500 nmol/L) and assay-specific SC cut-off concentrations. RESULTS: Diagnostic agreement between both sampling times was greater when applying sex-specific and assay-specific cut-off values instead of the classic cut-off values. For suspected primary AI, 30 min SC determination was enough to establish a diagnosis in over 95% of cases, without missing any necessary treatment. When central AI is suspected, 60 min SC measurement was more specific, establishing a diagnosis in over 97% of cases. CONCLUSIONS: Sex-specific and assay-specific SC cut-off values improve the diagnostic accuracy of SST. For primary disease, a subnormal SC response at 30 min is a reliable marker of adrenal dysfunction. On the contrary, when central AI is suspected, 60 min SC measurement improves the diagnostic accuracy of the test. |
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spelling | pubmed-59424452018-05-11 Role of sampling times and serum cortisol cut-off concentrations on the routine assessment of adrenal function using the standard cosyntropin test in an academic hospital from Spain: a retrospective chart review Ortiz-Flores, Andrés E Santacruz, Elisa Jiménez-Mendiguchia, Lucía García-Cano, Ana Nattero-Chávez, Lia Escobar-Morreale, Héctor F Luque-Ramírez, Manuel BMJ Open Diabetes and Endocrinology OBJECTIVES: Aiming to validate the use of a single poststimulus sampling protocol for cosyntropin test short standard high-dose test (SST) in our institution, our primary objectives were (1) to determine the concordance between 30 and 60 min serum cortisol (SC) measurements during SST; and (2) to evaluate the diagnostic agreement between both sampling times when using classic or assay-specific and sex-specific SC cut-off values. The secondary objectives included (1) estimating the specificity and positive predictive value of 30 and 60 min sampling times while considering the suspected origin of adrenal insufficiency (AI); and (2) obtaining assay-specific cut-off values for SC after SST in a group of subjects with normal hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis. DESIGN AND SETTING: This is a retrospective chart review study conducted at a Spanish academic hospital from 2011 to 2015. PARTICIPANTS AND INTERVENTIONS: Two groups were evaluated: (1) a main study group including 370 patients in whom SC was measured at 30 and 60 min during SST; and (2) a confirmative group that included 150 women presenting with a normal HPA axis in whom SST was conducted to rule out late-onset congenital adrenal hyperplasia. Diagnostic agreement between both sampling times was assessed by considering both classic (500 nmol/L) and assay-specific SC cut-off concentrations. RESULTS: Diagnostic agreement between both sampling times was greater when applying sex-specific and assay-specific cut-off values instead of the classic cut-off values. For suspected primary AI, 30 min SC determination was enough to establish a diagnosis in over 95% of cases, without missing any necessary treatment. When central AI is suspected, 60 min SC measurement was more specific, establishing a diagnosis in over 97% of cases. CONCLUSIONS: Sex-specific and assay-specific SC cut-off values improve the diagnostic accuracy of SST. For primary disease, a subnormal SC response at 30 min is a reliable marker of adrenal dysfunction. On the contrary, when central AI is suspected, 60 min SC measurement improves the diagnostic accuracy of the test. BMJ Publishing Group 2018-05-05 /pmc/articles/PMC5942445/ /pubmed/29730618 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019273 Text en © Article author(s) (or their employer(s) unless otherwise stated in the text of the article) 2018. All rights reserved. No commercial use is permitted unless otherwise expressly granted. This is an Open Access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
spellingShingle | Diabetes and Endocrinology Ortiz-Flores, Andrés E Santacruz, Elisa Jiménez-Mendiguchia, Lucía García-Cano, Ana Nattero-Chávez, Lia Escobar-Morreale, Héctor F Luque-Ramírez, Manuel Role of sampling times and serum cortisol cut-off concentrations on the routine assessment of adrenal function using the standard cosyntropin test in an academic hospital from Spain: a retrospective chart review |
title | Role of sampling times and serum cortisol cut-off concentrations on the routine assessment of adrenal function using the standard cosyntropin test in an academic hospital from Spain: a retrospective chart review |
title_full | Role of sampling times and serum cortisol cut-off concentrations on the routine assessment of adrenal function using the standard cosyntropin test in an academic hospital from Spain: a retrospective chart review |
title_fullStr | Role of sampling times and serum cortisol cut-off concentrations on the routine assessment of adrenal function using the standard cosyntropin test in an academic hospital from Spain: a retrospective chart review |
title_full_unstemmed | Role of sampling times and serum cortisol cut-off concentrations on the routine assessment of adrenal function using the standard cosyntropin test in an academic hospital from Spain: a retrospective chart review |
title_short | Role of sampling times and serum cortisol cut-off concentrations on the routine assessment of adrenal function using the standard cosyntropin test in an academic hospital from Spain: a retrospective chart review |
title_sort | role of sampling times and serum cortisol cut-off concentrations on the routine assessment of adrenal function using the standard cosyntropin test in an academic hospital from spain: a retrospective chart review |
topic | Diabetes and Endocrinology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5942445/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29730618 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019273 |
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