This flowchart should be used in conjunction with current UK guidance, which it does not replace (see references). Consult other guidance in the case of immunosuppression or chronic diarrhoea (> 4 weeks).
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Position Statements
British Society of Gastroenterology and Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland position on tranexamic acid in upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding
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Following a concern raised to NHS England’s National Patient Safety Team regarding tranexamic acid use in gastrointestinal bleeding, and in light of the 2020 publication of the HALT-IT trial results,
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BSG Nurses Association
Endoscopy
BSG, ACPGBI and AUGIS guidance on the scope of professional practice for clinical endoscopists
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This document focuses on the scope of professional practice for clinical endoscopists (previously known as non- medical endoscopists/nurse endoscopists).