One piece at a time.....

[DonnaBoll]

Over the next week or so, I'd like to familiarize you with the guidelines officially established regarding PBC. I will post of a section of the Guidelines. Any discussion or comments would be welcomed. The next guidelines we will talk about are the EASL Guidelines -the European Association for the Study of the Liver

PREAMBLE

This American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) 2018 Practice Guidance on Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) is an update of the PBC guidelines published in 2009. The 2018 updated guidance on PBC includes updates on etiology and diagnosis, role of imaging, clinical manifestations, and treatment of PBC since 2009. The AASLD 2018 PBC Guidance provides a data-supported approach to screening, diagnosis, and clinical management of patients with PBC. It differs from more recent AASLD practice guidelines, which are supported by systematic reviews and a multidisciplinary panel of experts that rates the quality (level) of the evidence and the strength of each recommendation using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation system. In contrast, this guidance was developed by consensus of an expert panel and provides guidance statements based on formal review and analysis of published literature on the topics. The quality (level) of the evidence and the strength of each guidance statement are not rated.

Intended for use by health care providers, this guidance identifies preferred approaches to the diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of care for patients with PBC. As with clinical practice guidelines, it provides general guidance to optimize the care of the majority of patients and should not replace clinical judgment for a unique patient.

The major changes from the last guideline to this guidance include information about obeticholic acid (OCA) and the adaptation of the guidance format.

[Samanthaann]

I wonder if they will have up dates guidelines anytime soon.

[DonnaBoll Administrator in reply to Samanthaann]

I do know that EASL and the AASLD Conferences were held within the last year. As soon as I find out if the Guidelines were changed, I will post it here.

[DonnaBoll Administrator in reply to Samanthaann]

I just posted 2 updates in the AASLD Guidelines regarding PBC.