Open AccessSASLT practice guidelines for the management of Hepatitis B virus – An update
Author(s) -
Faisal Abaalkhail,
Waleed Al–Hamoudi,
Abdullah Al Khathlan,
Saad Alghamdi,
Mohammed Alghamdi,
Saleh A. Alqahtani,
Faisal M. Sanai
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/sjg.sjg_539_20
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatitis b virus , epidemiology , public health , hepatitis b , liver transplantation , medline , health care , family medicine , intensive care medicine , environmental health , transplantation , virus , virology , nursing , political science , law , economics , economic growth
Infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) remains an important public health problem with a high burden worldwide. The Saudi Association for the Study of Liver diseases and Transplantation formed a working group to develop HBV practice guidelines in Saudi Arabia. The methodology used to develop these guidelines was based on reviewing the available evidence, local data, and major international practice guidelines on the management of HBV. The aim of these guidelines is to assist healthcare providers in the management of HBV in Saudi Arabia. These updated guidelines summarize the latest local studies performed on HBV epidemiology, major changes in the prevalence of this virus, and advances in disease management.