Open AccessImpact of severity of illness on the function of the hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal axis in postmenopausal women with acute severe illness: Implications for predicting disease outcome
Author(s) -
Vinod Suresh,
Marella Neelima Raj,
Alok Sachan,
Alladi Mohan,
B Vengamma,
P V L N Srinivas Rao,
Arun Mukka,
Chiruvella Sravani,
Amaresh P Reddy
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/ijem.ijem_398_16
Subject(s) - medicine , prolactin , follicle stimulating hormone , luteinizing hormone , hormone , receiver operating characteristic , endocrinology , dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate , testosterone (patch) , sex hormone binding globulin , physiology , androgen
While elevated levels of estradiol were predictive of mortality in critically ill surgical and trauma patients, their ability to predict outcome in nonsurgical patients has not been studied. We aimed to study the determinants of gonadotropin levels in acutely ill postmenopausal women with nonsurgical disease and the impact of changes in the gonadal axis on the outcome of these patients.