Impact of adrenal gland volume on outcome of septic shock patients

Completed

• Conditions: Septic Shock; Adrenal gland; Critical Illness related Corticoid Insuffisency; Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine; Other disorders of adrenal gland

• Registration Number: ISRCTN79359473
• Lead Sponsor: niversity Teaching Hospital of Montpellier (CHU de Montpellier) (France)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-04-27
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

1. Septic shock patients: septic shock defined using the Bone guidelines (Bone et al, Chest 1992;101(6):1644-55) admitted in the ICU and explored both with a short cosyntropin test and an abdominal CT scan
2. Non septic patients admitted to Intensive Care Unit with explored abdominal CT scan
3. Outpatients clinic patients explored for abdominal pain with a normal CT scan
4. Male and female, age = 18

Exclusion Criteria

1. Chronic steroid consumption
2. Adrenal gland specific pathology prior to admission

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified