PATIENTS WHO FAINTED WHİLST GIVING A BLOOD SAMPLE IN THE BLOOD COLLECTION UNIT AND A STRESS MEDIATOR: CORTISOL

OBJECTIVE: Cortisol is a glucocorticoid and can be used as stress mediator in association with adrenal insufficiency. A diagnosis of insufficiency made when the episodically released cortisol levels are below 3 mcg/dl by making single measurement at any time day. We aimed to determine presence underlying measuring patients brought emergency room hospital code blue team that firstly performed their critical care, who fainted whilst giving blood samples collection unit. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Observational, prospective study; It consists 28 department Code Blue Team between 2017 2020. After physical examination electrocardiogram(ECG) evaluation, were taken for complete count, biochemical parameters, venous gas, cardiac biomarkers measurement. Obtained results analyzed SPSS 22. RESULTS: The lowest level was 9 mcg/dL, highest 40,4 mcg/dL. higher women than men. But T-test analysis revealed gender not determining factor (p=0,26). correlation values calculated close zero (r2=0.09). patient diagnosed defined study population. CONCLUSIONS: Patients acute may come orthostatic hypotension, agitation, syncope, abdominal pain fever, result death if left untreated (1). Although emotional 20% among precipitating factors crisis, no significant relationship found our (2). limitations it only carried out during working hours, advanced diagnostic tests room.