| Hydrocortisone (n = 25) | Placebo (n = 25) | p value |
---|---|---|---|
Adverse event after study drug | Â | Â | Â |
 Any bleeding | 5 (20 %) | 2 (9 %) | 0.42 |
 New or changed antibiotics | 9 (36 %) | 11 (44 %) | 0.77 |
 New insulin infusion | 7 (28 %) | 6 (24 %) | 1.00 |
Laboratory values | Â | Â | Â |
 Glucose level (mg/dL) |  |  |  |
  6 hour | 242 (151) | 230 (118) | 0.76 |
  24 hour | 218 (109) | 199 (90) | 0.54 |
  48 hour | 163 (50) | 155 (59) | 0.66 |
  72 hour | 150 (52) | 144 (61) | 0.79 |
 Sodium level (mmol/L) |  |  |  |
  6 hour | 139 (5) | 139 (6) | 0.78 |
  24 hour | 139 (5) | 138 (5) | 0.37 |
  48 hour | 139 (7) | 139 (5) | 0.80 |
  72 hour | 143 (6) | 139 (8) | 0.09 |
 White blood count (x 103) |  |  |  |
  6 hour | 15.0 (6.9) | 17.0 (6.7) | 0.43 |
  24 hour | 17.8 (8.7) | 15.5 (4.7) | 0.29 |
  48 hour | 21.5 (9.3) | 12.6 (3.4) | <0.001 |
  72 hour | 19.2 (8.8) | 11.9 (2.9) | 0.005 |