Incidence and hospital outcomes of acute adrenal crisis in a Swisswide cohort study
In Switzerland, AC-related hospitalizations have increased over the past decade, primarily driven by an increase in central adrenal insufficiency, likely linked to expanding glucocorticoid and immunotherapy use. Older adults remain disproportionately vulnerable to adverse outcomes.
Authors
- Sandra Gafner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9747-5317)
- Tristan Struja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0199-0184)
- Rahel Laager (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2046-3370)
- Beat Mueller
- Philipp Schuetz
- Katja Leitner
- Alexander Kutz
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- University of Lucerne (CH)
- University of Basel (CH)
- Department of Biomedicine Basel (CH)
- Kantonsspital Aarau (CH)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Endocrinology
- Published
- 2026-03-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ejendo/lvag056
- Primary Topic
- Adrenal Hormones and Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00