title: Steroids for patients in septic shock: the results of the CORTICUS trial.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  What is the role of steroids in septic shock in the emergency department?
  
  
  METHODS
  Sprung CL, Annane D, Keh D, et al; CORTICUS Study Group. Hydrocortisone therapy for patients with septic shock. N Engl J Med 2008;358:111-24.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To assess the safety and efficacy of low-dose hydrocortisone therapy for patients with septic shock and to compare outcomes based on response to corticotropin testing.
authors: Department of Medicine, Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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