Table 3

Clinical features of group 3 (second serum cortisol level < 15 μg/dl)
Patient
 Age/sex
 First cortisol (μg/dl)
 Second cortisol (μg/dl)
 Outcome
 Ventilator dependent
 Steroid use after second cortisol
 Reason why steroid treatment witheld
1
 83/male
 40.9
 14.4
 Survived
 No
 No
 Active tuberculosis
2
 58/male
 95.6
 14.4
 Survived
 No
 Yes
3
 76/female
 58.5
 14.4
 Survived
 No
 No
 Extreme hypertension
4
 79/male
 34.0
 12.7
 Died
 No
 Yes
5
 70/male
 40.1
 11.2
 Died
 No
 No
 Active tuberculosis
6
 88/female
 38.6
 10.6
 Survived
 Yes
 No
 Active tuberculosis
7
 87/male
 38.1
 10.2
 Died
 No
 Yes
8
 66/male
 42.9
 9.6
 Died
 No
 Yes
9
 71/male
 67.0
 9.5
 Survived
 Yes
 Yes
10
 82/female
 42.0
 5.6
 Died
 No
 Yes
11
 61/male
 39.2
 5.3
 Died
 No
 Yes
12
 53/female
 45.3
 3.9
 Survived
 No
 Yes
13
 83/male
 37.4
 3.6
 Died
 No
 Yes
14
 50/female
 62.5
 3.4
 Died
 No
 Yes
15
 45/male
 37.6
 2.8
 Survived
 No
 Yes

Wu et al. Critical Care 2008 12:R65   doi:10.1186/cc6895