Background Recent studies have reported a high prevalence of relative adrenal
insufficiency in patients with liver cirrhosis. However, the effect of corticosteroid replacement …

Relative adrenal insufficiency is frequent in patients with severe sepsis and is associated
with hemodynamic instability, renal failure, and increased mortality. This study prospectively …

Patients with cirrhosis are susceptible to bacterial infection, which can result in circulatory
dysfunction, renal failure, hepatic encephalopathy, and a decreased survival rate. Severe …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Adrenal insufficiency (AI) is reported in critically ill patients with
cirrhosis and is associated with increased mortality. It is unclear if AI is an underlying …

Liver cirrhosis is a major cause of mortality worldwide, often with severe sepsis as the
terminal event. Over the last two decades, several studies have reported that in septic …

Recently, treatment with corticosteroids in the setting of septic shock and adrenal
insufficiency has been shown to decrease mortality. In septic patients, a blunted response to …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Relative adrenal insufficiency (AI) occurs in patients with cirrhosis
with sepsis, but not with variceal bleeding. We evaluated adrenal function in cirrhotic …

In patients with cirrhosis, adrenal insufficiency (AI) is reported during sepsis and septic
shock and is associated with increased mortality. Consequently, the term “hepato‐adrenal …

Background & Aims Relative adrenal insufficiency (RAI) is defined by insufficient production
of cortisol relative to organ demand. RAI is observed frequently in hospitalized patients with …

The prevalence of relative adrenal insufficiency (RAI) in critically ill cirrhosis patients with
severe sepsis is over 60% and associated features include poor liver function, renal failure …