Simple Clinical Tools to Predict Decompensation in Patients With Compensated Cirrhosis: An Unmet Need

The natural history of cirrhosis is characterized by a long, asymptomatic stage (compensated cirrhosis), and by a much shorter stage (decompensated cirrhosis) that is defined by the presence of 1 or more complications of portal hypertension, namely ascites, portal hypertensive bleeding, and/or encephalopathy. The main determinant of survival in cirrhosis is the development of decompensation, with liver-related mortality occurring almost exclusively after the development of decompensation.1
Source: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research