Table 2 Plasma and tissue cortisol measurements
From: Measurement of tissue cortisol levels in patients with severe burns: a preliminary investigation
Patient number | Total plasma cortisol (μg/dl) | Free plasma cortisol (μg/dl) | Microdialysis cortisol burn tissue (μg/dl) | Microdialysis cortisol non-burn tissue (μg/dl) | Requiring vasopressors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 10.7 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | No |
2 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | No |
3 | 12.0 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | No |
4 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Yes |
5 | 11.0 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.7 | Yes |
6 | Â | Â | 1.3 | 1.1 | No |
7 | 7.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.6 | No |
8 | 11.1 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | Yes |
9 | Â | Â | 4.5 | Â | Yes |
10 | 13.2 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.8 | Yes |
Volunteer | Microdialysis cortisol (μg/dl) |  |  |  |  |
1 | 0.3 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
2 | 0.2 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
3 | 0.1 | Â | Â | Â | Â |