Hydrocortisone and Fludrocortisone for Critical Illness-related Corticosteroid Insufficiency

"Investigational products include:~* Hydrocortisone hemisuccinate 50 mg: one intravenous injection every 6 hours, and~* 9 alpha fludrocortisone 50 μg: one tablet per day via a nasogastric tube.~All treatments will be stopped after 7 days or until the patient has left the intensive care unit (whichever occurs first) without tapering off."

Placebos for hydrocortisone and for fludrocortisone, administered in same manner as the active drugs in the interventional arm, for 7 days.