Postoperative days 1 and 2 morning cortisol levels as predictors of long-term secondary adrenal insufficiency following pituitary adenoma surgery
Although cortisol assessment on both POD1 and POD2 was useful following pituitary adenoma resection, the POD2 morning cortisol level was a more specific predictor of new postoperative SAI while also having predictive utility for other long-term endocrinopathies.
Authors
- John D. Carmichael (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3194-9249)
- David J. Coté (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5419-1517)
- G. Zada
- Robert G. Briggs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9329-4471)
- Keiko M. Kang
- Michelle Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9342-4221)
- Kevin Liu
- David Gomez
- Ishan Shah
Institutions
- University of Southern California (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of neurosurgery
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/2025.9.jns251261
- Primary Topic
- Adrenal Hormones and Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00