Retrospective evaluation of the use of hydrocortisone for treatment of suspected critical illness-related corticosteroid insufficiency (CIRCI) in dogs with septic shock (2010-2017): 47 cases.

April M Summers Christine A CullerPage E YaxleyJulien Guillaumin

Published in: Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care (San Antonio, Tex. : 2001) (2021)

HC-treated patients had a higher baseline risk of mortality than non-HC-treated patients. There was no significant difference in survival between the HC-treated and non-HC-treated septic shock patients. Further studies are needed to evaluate the use of HC in patients with suspected CIRCI.

Keyphrases

newly diagnosed
end stage renal disease
septic shock
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
pulmonary embolism
coronary artery disease
cross sectional
cardiovascular events