Society guideline links: Gastrointestinal bleeding in children

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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 infants and children".)

●(See "Society guideline links: Endoscopy preparation, sedation, and special considerations".)

●(See "Society guideline links: Food allergy".)

International

●International consensus group guideline recommendations for the management of nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (2019)

●Recommendations on the diagnosis and initial management of acute variceal bleeding and hepatorenal syndrome in patients with cirrhosis (2019)

Canada

●European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (ESPGHAN)/North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (NASPGHAN): Joint guidelines for management of Helicobacter pylori infection in children and adolescents, 2023 update (published 2024)

●American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)-Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (CAG): Clinical practice guideline for the management of anticoagulants and antiplatelets during acute gastrointestinal bleeding and the periendoscopic period (2022)

●NASPGHAN: A clinical report on pediatric endoscopy and high-risk patients (2019)

●CAG: Clinical practice guidelines for the use of video capsule endoscopy (2017)

●NASPGHAN: A clinical report on quality improvement in pediatric endoscopy (2017)

●NASPGHAN: Capsule endoscopy clinical report (2017)

●NASPGHAN: Clinical report on bowel preparation for pediatric colonoscopy (2014)

United States

●American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) and Society of Abdominal Radiology (SAR): Consensus recommendations on the role of imaging for gastrointestinal bleeding (2024)

●European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (ESPGHAN)/North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (NASPGHAN): Joint guidelines for management of Helicobacter pylori infection in children and adolescents, 2023 update (published 2024)

●ACG: Guideline for the management of patients with acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding, update (2023)

●ACG-Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (CAG): Clinical practice guideline for the management of anticoagulants and antiplatelets during acute gastrointestinal bleeding and the periendoscopic period (2022)

●ACG: Clinical guideline on upper gastrointestinal and ulcer bleeding (2021)

●American Gastroenterological Association (AGA): Clinical practice update on management of bleeding gastric varices – Expert review (2021)

●American College of Radiology (ACR): ACR Appropriateness Criteria for the radiologic management of lower gastrointestinal tract bleeding (revised 2020)

●ACR: ACR Appropriateness Criteria for the radiologic management of gastric varices (revised 2019)

●NASPGHAN: A clinical report on pediatric endoscopy and high-risk patients (2019)

●American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE): Guideline on the role of endoscopy in the management of suspected small-bowel bleeding (2017)

●NASPGHAN: A clinical report on quality improvement in pediatric endoscopy (2017)

●NASPGHAN: Capsule endoscopy clinical report (2017)

●ACG: Clinical guideline for the diagnosis and management of small bowel bleeding (2015)

●ASGE: Guideline on 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): Joint guidelines for management of Helicobacter pylori infection in children and adolescents, 2023 update (published 2024)

●European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE): Guideline for the endoscopic diagnosis and management of esophagogastric variceal hemorrhage (2022)

●ESGE: Guideline for the diagnosis and management of acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding (2021)

●ESGE: Guideline for the endoscopic diagnosis and management of nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage (NVUGIH), update (2021)

●European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI): Position paper for the diagnosis and management of Non-IgE gastrointestinal allergies in breastfed infants (2020)

●ESGE and ESPGHAN: Guideline on pediatric gastrointestinal endoscopy (2017)

●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 Gastroenterology (BSG): UK guidelines on the management of variceal haemorrhage in cirrhotic patients (2015, reviewed 2022)

●British Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (BSPGHAN): Joint guideline for the assessment and management of oesophageal varices in children (2021)

●British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (BSACI): Key points for primary care from milk allergy guidelines (2017, revised 2020)

●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)

●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), and Royal College of Radiologists (RCR): Practice guidance on the management of acute and chronic gastrointestinal problems arising as a result of treatment for cancer (2012)

India

●Indian Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ISPGHAN) and Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP): Guidelines on diagnosis and management of cow's milk protein allergy (2020)

Japan

●[In Japanese] Japanese Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (JSPGHAN): Clinical guidelines for pediatric gastrointestinal endoscopy (2017)

●[In English] Japanese Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society (JGES): Guidelines for endoscopic management of non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (2016)

●[In Japanese] JGES: Guidelines for endoscopic management of non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (2015)