Adrenal insufficiency: identification and management

Recommendation ID

NG243/3

Question

What increases the risk of adrenal crisis and adverse hospital outcomes in people taking long-term corticosteroids?

Any explanatory notes (if applicable)

For a short explanation of why the committee made this recommendation for research, see the rationale section on when to suspect adrenal crisis .

Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review H: when to suspect adrenal crisis.

Source guidance details

Is this a recommendation for the use of a technology only in the context of research?	No
Is it a recommendation that suggests collection of data or the establishment of a register?	No
Last Reviewed	28/01/2025