The importance of the stress response in survival from critical illness is not in dispute. Adrenalectomized animals or patients with documented adrenal insufficiency have a high mortality when exposed to physiological stress [1, 2]. However, in the setting of critical illness, attempting to determine what constitutes an appropriate stress response is not straightforward. © 2007 Springer Science + Business Media Inc.
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