title: [Low-dose hydrocortisone treatment of catecholamine refractory septic shock].
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.
authors.affiliation: Herning Centralsygehus, anaestesiologisk afdeling.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Strelzig
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stender-Baals
authors.forename: T O
authors.initials: TO
authors.lastname: Lohse
mesh_terms: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000368:Aged; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003082:Colectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D013566:Sympathomimetics / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D013566:Sympathomimetics; D006854:Hydrocortisone; D009638:Norepinephrine