This checklist should be completed by a member of the ward team. It should be started a minimum of 48 hours prior to discharge but can be done earlier and should be completed alongside the discharge letter. The information on the checklist should be reviewed on the consultant ward round prior to discharge.
Long and short versions are attached.
BSG Best Practice Guidance: outpatient management of cirrhosis
Part 1: compensated cirrhosis
Part 2: decompensated cirrhosis
Part 3: special circumstances
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Position Statements
Liver
BSG position statement on the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease practice guidance on risk stratification and management of portal hypertension and varices in cirrhosis
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The British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) recognises that the current UK guideline on the management of variceal bleeding in cirrhotic patients (2015) requires updating.
Clinical Resources
Allurion Gastric Balloon: Updated safety information due to the risks of gastric outlet obstruction, small bowel obstruction and gastric perforation (DSI/2026/004)
clinical-resource/MHRA-DSI-on-the-Allurion-Gastric-Balloon
In rare instances, the Allurion Gastric Balloon has not transited through the stomach or bowel as intended, leading to complications.