Endocrine issues in the pediatric intensive care unit.

Lowell Clark, Catherine Preissig, Mark R Rigby, Frank Bowyer

Journal: Pediatric clinics of North America 2008;55(3):805-33, xiii

PMID: 18501767

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Abstract

This article reviews selected issues of endocrine concerns in the pediatric intensive care unit, exclusive of diabetic ketoacidosis. The sympathoadrenergic arm of the neuroendocrine stress response is described, followed by discussions of two topics of particular current concern: critical illness hyperglycemia and relative adrenal insufficiency. A selected set of common scenarios encountered in the daily practice of intensive care follows.

Address: Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, GA, USA. [email protected]

DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2008.03.001

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MeSH Terms: Child, Critical Illness, Endocrine System, Endocrine System Diseases, Homeostasis, Hormones, Humans, Intensive Care Units, Pediatric, Prognosis