Cirrhosis

Guidelines

• Management and Treatment of Patients with Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension, May, 2009
  Treatment recommendations for cirrhosis based on evidence in the literature, as well as on the results of the most recent consensus conferences

Topic Reviews

• Pharmaceutical Options for Managing Viral Hepatitis and Cirrhosis Complications in the VA Health Care System
  List of pharmaceutical options within the VA Health Care System for hepatitis B, hepatitis C, treatment side effects, cirrhosis management, and prevention

Clinician Tools

• Cirrhosis Quicknotes
  Abbreviated version of the Prevention and Treatment of the Complications of Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension Recommendations
• Child-Turcotte-Pugh Calculator
  Calculator for the classification of the severity of cirrhosis

Case Studies

• Advanced Liver Disease Case Studies
  These cases illustrate a number of areas that are actively being researched.

Journal Articles

• Selected Journal Articles on Cirrhosis
  

Patient Education

• Cirrhosis: A Patient's Guide
  30-page patient handbook