Society guideline links: Adrenal insufficiency

Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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Links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: Hyponatremia" and "Society guideline links: Classic and nonclassic congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency".)

International

●Endocrine Society (ES): Clinical practice guideline on hypothalamic-pituitary and growth disorders in survivors of childhood cancer (2018)

●Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) and European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM): Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of critical illness-related corticosteroid insufficiency (CIRCI) in critically ill patients (part II) 2017 (published 2018)

●ES: Clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of adrenal insufficiency (2016)

Canada

●Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS): Practice point on adrenal suppression from exogenous glucocorticoids – Recognizing risk factors and preventing morbidity (2021)

United States

●Pediatric Endocrine Society (PES): Emergency management of adrenal insufficiency in children – Advocating for treatment options in outpatient and field settings (2019)

Europe

●Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) and European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM): Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of critical illness-related corticosteroid insufficiency (CIRCI) in critically ill patients (part II) 2017 (published 2018)

●European expert consensus statement on the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of patients with primary adrenal insufficiency (2014)

United Kingdom

●British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (BSPED): Consensus guidelines on emergency and peri-operative management of adrenal insufficiency in children and young people (2022)

●Association of Anaesthetists, the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), and the Society for Endocrinology (SfE) UK: Guidelines for the management of glucocorticoids during the peri-operative period for patients with adrenal insufficiency (2020)

●Society for Endocrinology UK: Endocrine emergency guidance – Emergency management of acute adrenal insufficiency (adrenal crisis) in adult patients (2016)

Japan

●Japan Endocrine Society (JES): Clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of adrenal insufficiency including adrenal crisis (2016)