Abstract

In a study published in 2002, patients with septic shock and impaired adrenal reserve appeared to benefit from 7-day courses of hydrocortisone (50 mg every 6 hours) plus the mineralocorticoid fludrocortisone (JW Gen Med Aug 30 2002). In contrast, hydrocortisone alone was not beneficial in the 2008 CORTICUS trial (JW Gen Med Jan 9 2008). Because patients in …

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