Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Hypocortisolaemia is common in neonates1 and infants following cardiac surgery.2 In critically ill children with other pathologies, hypocortisolaemia may result from accelerated cortisol metabolism and reduced protein binding. However, the timing and frequency of normalisation of cortisol concentrations following infantile critical illness is poorly described.Objective: To describe the natural history of hypocortisolaemi...