Etomidate and adrenal insufficiency: the controversy continues

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¹ University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Department of Critical Care Medicine, 3550 Terrace Street, 610 Scaife Hall, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.

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Alyssa Majesko et al. Crit Care. 2010.

. 2010;14(6):338.

doi: 10.1186/cc9338. Epub 2010 Dec 9.

¹ University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Department of Critical Care Medicine, 3550 Terrace Street, 610 Scaife Hall, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.

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