Clinical biochemistry
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Clinical biochemistry · Apr 1999
Corticosteroid-binding globulin and free cortisol in the early postoperative period after cardiac surgery.
To characterize concentrations of corticosteroid-binding globulin (CBG), total and free serum cortisol, and free urinary cortisol in patients during the postoperative period of cardiac surgery. ⋯ Extremely high concentrations of free serum cortisol are typically found in the postoperative period of cardiac surgery; under these conditions the mere consideration of total cortisol does not appropriately display the activation of the adrenal cortex.