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See Latest ArticlesPeri-operative adrenocortical response to low-dose ACTH and relation to postoperative complications in patients undergoing elective abdominal surgery
Surgery, 06/25/09
Brander L et al. - In patients scheduled for abdominal surgery, pre-operatively reduced adrenal response to stimulation with 1(microgram) ACTH is common but not associated with postoperative complications.
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