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Unfortunately, cortisol levels and adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) response was not routinely measured in patients with infection, and adrenal insufficiency may have been underestimated in this group.
The nonseptic group included eight patients with intra-abdominal disease (five with decompensated cirrhosis, three with acute pancreatitis), one patient with adrenal insufficiency, and four patients with unclear etiologies for hypotension and low SVR (idiopathic).
AI = adrenal insufficiency; APACHE = Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; ACTH = corticotropin; CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio; SOFA = Sequential Organ Failure Assessment.
The above considerations argue against the routine use of 'renal-dose dopamine' for patients with renal insufficiency.
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a connective-tissue disease characterized by progressive thickening of the dermis, often accompanied by insufficiency of internal organs, such as the lungs, heart, or kidneys [ 1].