Prevalence and clinical significance of relative adrenal insufficiency in decompensated cirrhosis

J R Coll Physicians Edinb. 2019 Dec;49(4):274-276. doi: 10.4997/JRCPE.2019.404.

Authors

Christina Levick¹, Richard J Aspinall²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, UK.
² Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth PO6 3LY, UK, r.j.aspinall@doctors.org.uk.

PMID: 31808451
DOI: 10.4997/JRCPE.2019.404

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial
Review

MeSH terms

Adrenal Insufficiency / blood
Adrenal Insufficiency / diagnosis
Adrenal Insufficiency / epidemiology*
Aged
Comorbidity
Disease Progression*
Female
Humans
Hydrocortisone / metabolism*
Liver Cirrhosis / diagnosis
Liver Cirrhosis / epidemiology*
Liver Failure / diagnosis
Liver Failure / epidemiology*
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Prognosis
Risk Assessment
Severity of Illness Index
Survival Analysis

Substances

Hydrocortisone