ea0038p316 | Pituitary | SFEBES2015
Ahmad Syed Mustafa Ali
, Papadopoulou Debbie
, Hatfield Emma
, Mendoza Nigel
, Nair Ramesh
, Meeran Karim
, Martin Niamh M
Background: Correct identification of patients with HPA axis dysfunction following trans-sphenoidal pituitary surgery is important. Our centre measures post-operative day 5 0900 h serum cortisol (24 h after the last dose of glucocorticoid) to identify the need for glucocorticoid replacement. This is given if post-operative day 5 0900 h cortisol concentration is <300 nmol/l, until dynamic pituitary function assessment occurs.Methods: Data were reviewe...