The relationship between coagulation disorders and the risk of bleeding in cirrhotic patients.

Introduction And Objectives: For long, bleeding in cirrhotic patients has been associated with acquired coagulation disorders. The aim of our study was to investigate the impact of acquired coagulation disorders on bleeding risk in cirrhotic patients.

Materials And Methods: Blood samples were collected from 51 cirrhotic patients with (H+) or without (H-) bleeding events and 50 controls matched by age and sex.