Management of Coagulopathy in Patients with Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis
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Management of Coagulopathy in Patients with Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis
Patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis have significantly impaired synthetic function. Many proteins involved in the coagulation process are synthesized in the liver. Routinely performed tests of the coagulation are abnormal in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis. This has led to the widespread belief that decompensated liver cirrhosis is prototype of acquired hemorrhagic coagulopa...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Hepatology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2090-3456
DOI: 10.4061/2011/695470