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The ACTH test should not be used in the decision to start low dose steroids in catecholamine-dependent septic shock

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    Jack J. Ligtenberg, Wilma E. Monteban-Kooistra, John H. Meertens, Jaap E. Tulleken & Jan G. Zijlstra

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Ligtenberg, J.J., Monteban-Kooistra, W.E., Meertens, J.H. et al. The ACTH test should not be used in the decision to start low dose steroids in catecholamine-dependent septic shock. Intensive Care Med 33, 551 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-006-0490-1

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