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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Dina Mansour, Dr Steven MassonORCiD, John Hammond, Professor Stuart McPhersonORCiD
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© 2023 BMJ Publishing Group. All rights reserved.The prevalence of cirrhosis has risen significantly over recent decades and is predicted to rise further. Widespread use of non-invasive testing means cirrhosis is increasingly diagnosed at an earlier stage. Despite this, there are significant variations in outcomes in patients with cirrhosis across the UK, and patients in areas with higher levels of deprivation are more likely to die from their liver disease. This three-part best practice guidance aims to address outpatient management of cirrhosis, in order to standardise care and to reduce the risk of progression, decompensation and mortality from liver disease. Part 1 addresses outpatient management of compensated cirrhosis: screening for hepatocellular cancer, varices and osteoporosis, vaccination and lifestyle measures. Part 2 concentrates on outpatient management of decompensated disease including management of ascites, encephalopathy, varices, nutrition as well as liver transplantation and palliative care. In this, the third part of the guidance, we focus on special circumstances encountered in managing people with cirrhosis, namely surgery, pregnancy, travel, managing bleeding risk for invasive procedures and portal vein thrombosis.
Author(s): Mansour D, Masson S, Hammond J, Leithead JA, Johnson J, Rahim MN, Douds AC, Corless L, Shawcross DL, Heneghan MA, Tripathi D, McPherson S, Bonner E, Botterill G, West R, Donnelly M, Grapes A, Hollywood C, Ross V
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Frontline Gastroenterology
Year: 2023
Volume: 14
Issue: 6
Pages: 474-482
Print publication date: 01/11/2023
Online publication date: 10/10/2023
Acceptance date: 02/04/2023
Date deposited: 22/02/2024
ISSN (print): 2041-4137
ISSN (electronic): 2041-4145
Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
URL: https://doi.org/10.1136/flgastro-2023-102432
DOI: 10.1136/flgastro-2023-102432
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