JOURNAL OF CRITICAL & INTENSIVE CARE, cilt.12, sa.2, ss.42-46, 2021 (ESCI)
Introduction: A biomarker predicting further development risk of delirium would be of interest. Cortisol, as a lipid base blood hormone playing role in hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis, might be a good indicator. However, relationship between baseline blood cortisol level and delirium formation has not been yet investigated in ICU.