Critical Illness-Related Corticosteroid Insufficiency in Cardiogenic Shock Patients: Prevalence and Prognostic Role.

Background: Cardiogenic shock shares with septic shock common hemodynamic features, inflammatory patterns, and most likely similar complications such as critical illness-related corticosteroid insufficiency. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of critical illness-related corticosteroid insufficiency in cardiogenic shock patients and to secondarily assess its prognostic value on 90-day mortality.

Methods: A single-center prospective observational study conducted over a 3-year period and including all patients with cardiogenic shock.