ea0028p44 | Clinical practice/governance and case reports | SFEBES2012
Chitale Aditi
, Musonda Patrick
, McGregor Alan
, Dhatariya Ketan
Context: Despite the widespread use of the short synacthen test (SST), there remains no clear consensus on sampling times for the measurement of serum cortisol that best determines adrenal reserve.Objective: To establish whether there is any value in measuring serum cortisol at 60 minutes following administration of synacthen.Design and setting: Retrospective data analysis of 500 SST results measuring 0, 30 and 60 minute cortisol l...