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| Methods | Prospective, interventional, randomised, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled study |
| Participants | 92 high‐risk patients after cardiac surgery |
| Interventions | Hydrocortisone in stress doses versus placebo |
| Outcomes | Primary outcomes: immunologic markers, health care‐related quality of life, PTSD Secondary outcomes: early clinical outcome parameters |
| Notes | Primary outcomes were assessed at 1.5 years. Secondary outcomes were assessed at 1 year |
