Cirrose e Complicações 2007
PREAMBLE
These recommendations provide a data-supported approach to the management of patients with varices and variceal hem- orrhage. They are based on the following: (1) formal review and analysis of the recently published world literature on the topic (Medline search); (2) several consensus confer- ences among experts; (3) the American College of Physi- cians’ Manual for Assessing Health Practices and Designing Practice Guidelines (1); (4) guideline policies, including the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases’ Policy Statement on Development and Use of Practice Guidelines and the American Gastroenterological Association’s Policy Statement on the Use of Medical Practice Guidelines (2); and (5) the authors’ years of experience caring for patients with cirrhosis and varices.
