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: Gastrointestinal bleeding in adults".)
●(See "Society guideline links: von Willebrand disease".)
●(See "Society guideline links: Acquired bleeding disorders".)
●(See "Society guideline links: Rare inherited bleeding disorders".)
●(See "Society guideline links: Inflammatory bowel disease in children".)
●(See "Society guideline links: Gastroesophageal reflux in children".)
●(See "Society guideline links: Endoscopy preparation, sedation, and special considerations".)
International
●World Allergy Organization (WAO): Diagnosis and rationale for action against cow's milk allergy (DRACMA) guidelines (2010)
Canada
●American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)-Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (CAG): Clinical practice guideline on management of anticoagulants and antiplatelets during acute gastrointestinal bleeding and the periendoscopic period (2022)
●CAG: Clinical practice guidelines for the use of video capsule endoscopy (2017)
United States
●American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)-Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (CAG): Clinical practice guideline on management of anticoagulants and antiplatelets during acute gastrointestinal bleeding and the periendoscopic period (2022)
●North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN): A clinical report on pediatric endoscopy and high-risk patients (2019)
●European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN)/NASPGHAN: Joint guidelines for the management of Helicobacter pylori in children and adolescents (update 2016) (published 2017)
●NASPGHAN: A clinical report on quality improvement in pediatric endoscopy (2017)
●NASPGHAN: Capsule endoscopy clinical report (2017)
●ACG: Clinical guideline – Management of patients with acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding (2016)
●ACG: Clinical guideline – Diagnosis and management of small bowel bleeding (2015)
●American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE): Guideline for modifications in endoscopic practice for pediatric patients (2014)
●ASGE: Guideline on the role of endoscopy in the management of variceal hemorrhage (2014)
●ASGE: Guideline on the role of endoscopy in the patient with lower GI bleeding (2014)
●NASPGHAN: Clinical report on bowel preparation for pediatric colonoscopy (2014)
●ASGE: Guideline on the role of endoscopy in the management of acute non-variceal upper GI bleeding (2012)
●National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID): Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of food allergy in the United States (2010)
Europe
●European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN)/North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN): Guidelines for the management of Helicobacter pylori in children and adolescents (update 2016) (published 2017)
●ESPGHAN and European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE): Paediatric gastrointestinal endoscopy (2017)
●ESGE: Guideline for the diagnosis and management of nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage (2015)
●ESPGHAN: Practical guidelines for the diagnostic approach and management of cow's-milk protein allergy in infants and children (2012)
United Kingdom
●British Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (BSPGHAN): GI bleeding pathway (2018)
●National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): Clinical guideline on acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding in over 16s – Management (2012, updated 2016)
●British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG): UK guidelines on the management of variceal haemorrhage in cirrhotic patients (2015)
●British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (BSACI): Guideline for the diagnosis and management of cow's milk allergy (2014)
●BSG, Association of Colo-Proctology of Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI), Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons (AUGIS), Faculty of Clinical Oncology Section of the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR): Practice guidance on the management of acute and chronic gastrointestinal problems arising as a result of treatment for cancer (2011)
Australia-New Zealand
●Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA): Clinical update on infection control in endoscopy, 3rd edition (2010)
Japan
●[In Japanese] Japanese Society of Pediatric Nutrition and Digestive Liver (JSPGHAN): Clinical guidelines for pediatric gastrointestinal endoscopy (2017)
