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ea0041oc13.3 | Pituitary Clinical | ECE2016

Increased glucocorticoid replacement doses are associated with excess mortality in patients with non-functioning pituitary adenoma

Hammarstrand Casper , Hallen Tobias , Andersson Eva , Skoglund Thomas , Nilsson Anna G , Ragnarsson Oskar , Johannsson Gudmundur , Olsson Daniel S

Background: Patients with secondary adrenal insufficiency have an excess mortality. Data concerning the influence of the glucocorticoid replacement regime on mortality is sparse.Objective: To investigate if the total daily dose of glucocorticoid replacement has an effect on mortality in patients with non-functioning pituitary adenoma (NFPA).Method: Patients with NFPA treated for hypopituitarism in the western region of Sweden were ...
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Endocrine Abstracts
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