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