Fludrocortisone replacement in unawake selected neurosurgical patients

Abstract

Critical illness-related cortisol insufficiency is a known entity. However, there are instances where there is a normal serum cortisol level in an unresponsive patient with low Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), even after thorough investigations to rule out other correctable entities. In patients with lesions in the vicinity of hypothalamus, especially basifrontal contusion and vascular lesions affecting anterior communicating artery (ACOM) territory, we propose to see the efficacy of fludrocortisone replacement on such patients.