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Stress doses of hydrocortisone reverse hyperdynamic septic shock: A prospective, randomized, double-blind, single-center study
Briegel J, Forst H, Haller M, et al. Stress doses of hydrocortisone reverse hyperdynamic septic shock: A prospective, randomized, double-blind, single-center study. Critical Care Medicine. 1999;27(4):723–732.

This study finds that stress doses of hydrocortisone can decrease the duration of vasopressor therapy and speed the resolution of septic organ dysfunction.

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