Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Rapid and accurate risk stratification in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is an unmet clinical need. Cortisol to DHEA ratio was put forward as a prognostic marker in sepsis. We herein validated the prognostic value of DHEA and DHEAS and of cortisol/DHEA- and cortisol-DHEAS – ratios, respectively, in patients with CAP as the most common (disease resulting) sepsis-defining illness.Methods: We assessed clinical parameters a...