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ey0018.2-21 | Fetal and Neonatal Cortisol and Growth Hormone Physiology | ESPEYB18

2.21. Evaluating the low-dose ACTH stimulation test in neonates: ideal times for cortisol measurement.

R LeDrew , E Bariciak , R Webster , N Barrowman , A Ahmet

J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2020 Dec 1;105(12):dgaa635. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgaa635. PMID: 32901267.The authors performed a retrospective analysis of low dose synacthen tests performed in 49 neonates from January 1, 2009 to September 30, 2017 in a tertiary-care pediatric center. Of samples measured at 15, 30, and 60 minutes, the majority of neonates showed a peak cortisol level at 60 minutes.<...