I85.0Dagger codeAsterisk code

Oesophageal varices with bleeding

Oesophageal varices

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GuidelinesBleeding Oesophageal VaricesDescription General and supportive measures Medicine treatment Referral ICD-10 code: I85.0 DESCRIPTION Presentation with haematemesis (fresh blood) or melaena in a patient who has a spontaneous bleed from varices at the oesophageal-gastric junction. The patient may or may not have been known to have chronic liver disease and portal hypertension. This bleeding may be hard to control and be l
GuidelinesPortal Hypertension and CirrhosisDescription General Measures Medicine Treatment Referral ICD-10 code: R18/K72.9/K74.6+(I98.2*/I98.3*) DESCRIPTION The complications of portal hypertension include: variceal bleeds, ascites, hepatic encephalopathy (HE), splenomegaly with hypersplenism, hepatorenal syndrome, hepato-pulmonary syndrome or porto-pulmonary hypertension GENERAL MEASURES Ascites: Perform diagnostic paracentesis if