ea0065p9 | Adrenal and Cardiovascular | SFEBES2019
Daultrey Harriet
, Chakera Ali
, Crown Anna
Introduction: In 2017 the Roche cortisol assay underwent a generation update. The increased specificity of this assay was expected to lower cortisol results by approximately 30%. Based on a local consensus, the 30 min short Synacthen Test (SST) cortisol was lowered from 550 to 420 nmol/l. With the previous assay, a morning cortisol of ≥375 nmol/L gave a 99% PPV of an SST pass.Aims: To compare the numbers of SSTs and the SST pass ...