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ArticleHepatology communications2026

The diagnosis and management of portal hypertension in cirrhosis: The Gastroenterological Society of Australia consensus.

Avik Majumdar, Jacinta Holmes, Stuart K Roberts, Purnima Bhat, Tim Mitchell, Jeyamani Ramachandran, James O'Beirne, Sarah Walker, Rohit Sawhney, Nishita Jagarlamudi and 36 more

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Avik MajumdarVictorian Liver Transplant Unit, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-2975-4327
Jacinta HolmesDepartment of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Stuart K RobertsDepartment of Gastroenterology, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-9015-7997
Purnima BhatGastroenterology and Hepatology Unit, Canberra Hospital, Canberra, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2980-0584
Tim MitchellDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia.
Jeyamani RamachandranSouth Australian Liver Transplant Unit, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2505-9274
James O'BeirneDepartment of Hepatology, Sunshine Coast University Hospital, Birtinya, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-3400-2816
Sarah WalkerGastroenterology and Hepatology Unit, Canberra Hospital, Canberra, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6378-4867
Rohit SawhneyDepartment of Gastroenterology, Eastern Health, Melbourne, Australia.
Nishita JagarlamudiBlacktown Hospital, Western Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, Australia.
Rachael JacobDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
Madeleine GillSouth Australian Liver Transplant Unit, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-4201-0173
James A ThomasDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-9122-950
Stephen BloomDepartment of Gastroenterology, Eastern Health, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-1170-6757
Lucy GracenDepartment of Hepatology, Sunshine Coast University Hospital, Birtinya, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2154-5830
William KempDepartment of Gastroenterology, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-0787-7273
Ashok RajDepartment of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Alexander J ThompsonDepartment of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-9882-0071
Sarah RomeroDepartment of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Adam DoyleDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia.
Adrian MaherFaculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-7599-7613
Richard PowDepartment of Interventional Radiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-8501-9736
Marcus RobertsonSchool of Translational Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-8848-1771
Neha TiwariDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Wollongong Hospital, Wollongong, Australia.
Jonathan TibballsDepartment of Interventional Radiology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6562-3434
John LubelDepartment of Gastroenterology, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-0828-0572
Radha PopuriDepartment of Interventional Radiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-5636-8811
Adam TestroVictorian Liver Transplant Unit, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6776-3115
Talal VallianiAW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4788-3253
Karen WallerDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-0530-3292
Brooke ChapmanVictorian Liver Transplant Unit, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-7251-8314
Rohit GuptaDepartment of Hepatology, Sunshine Coast University Hospital, Birtinya, Australia.
Penelope HeyVictorian Liver Transplant Unit, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-5219-0382
Shelley KeatingSchool of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-5357-2721
Marie SinclairVictorian Liver Transplant Unit, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-0657-3048
Natasha JankoDepartment of Gastroenterology, Eastern Health, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID 0009-0000-5693-0248
Anoop KoshyVictorian Liver Transplant Unit, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-8741-8631
Ammar MajeedDepartment of Gastroenterology, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-7024-8787
Fadak MohammadiSouth Australian Liver Transplant Unit, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia.
James FergussonDepartment of Surgery, The Canberra Hospital, Canberra, Australia.
Ruelan FurtadoVictorian Liver Transplant Unit, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2013-2911
Gerry MacQuillanMedical School, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.
Kate MullerSouth Australian Liver Transplant Unit, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4558-8082
Cositha SanthakumarBlacktown Hospital, Western Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, Australia.
Golo AhlenstielBlacktown Hospital, Western Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-0026-1457
Simone I StrasserFaculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6374-1525

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Abstract

backgroundIn Australia, chronic liver disease is now the third leading cause of premature death in people aged 50-59 years, and the fourth leading cause in all other 5-year age groups from 35 to 70 years in Australia. A consensus statement on the diagnosis and management of portal hypertension in patients with cirrhosis was developed by the Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA), the peak national organization for health care professionals and researchers working in gastroenterology and hepatology, to provide contemporary, evidence-based clinical guidelines. A summary of its recommendations is presented here.

methodsThe consensus statement was developed in accordance with the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation II instrument and the 2016 National Health and Medical Research Council Standards for Guidelines. A panel of 46 health care professionals with expertise in managing portal hypertension participated in the development of the consensus statement. The consensus development conference method was used to determine consensus for each recommendation, with a hybrid face-to-face and online meeting held in Noosa, Australia, on 3 August 2024, followed by 2 online meetings.

resultsA total of 52 recommendations were approved by the consensus development group without dissent across the following domains: (1) diagnosis, risk stratification, and prevention of decompensation; (2) portal hypertension-related bleeding; (3) ascites and renal impairment; (4) hepatic encephalopathy; (5) sarcopenia, nutrition, and frailty; (6) thrombosis in cirrhosis; (7) cardiopulmonary complications; (8) surgery and portal hypertension; and (9) pregnancy and portal hypertension. DISCUSSION: This is the first Australian consensus statement on the diagnosis and management of portal hypertension in patients with cirrhosis. The recommendations in this summary document provide standardized clinical guidance with the goal of improving outcomes for patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension in Australia.

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Hypertension, PortalLiver CirrhosisAustraliaEsophageal and Gastric VaricesFemaleGastroenterologyGastrointestinal HemorrhageHepatic EncephalopathyHumansPregnancySocieties, Medicaladvanced liver diseaseasciteschronic liver diseaseencephalopathyhepatorenal syndromevariceal bleedingvarices

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