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Minor changes since publication
December 2024: We added links to relevant NICE technology appraisal guidance in the section on pulmonary monitoring, assessment and management. We also noted that in September 2024, supplies of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy were disrupted, so availability varies. The latest information on prescribing and ordering was added to the sections on nutritional interventions and exocrine pancreatic insufficiency and distal intestinal obstruction syndrome.
October 2022: We added text to indicate that pulse oximetry may be less reliable in people with dark skin. We also added a link to the NHS patient safety alerton the risk of harm from inappropriate placement of pulse oximeter probes. See recommendation 1.6.9.
October 2021: We added a link to NICE's shared decision making guideline in recommendation 1.2.8.
November 2017: details of marketing authorisation in footnote 1 corrected.
ISBN: 978-1-4731-2708-1