title: [Complications of liver cirrhosis, medical management].
abstract: Patients with liver cirrhosis bear a considerable risk of a variety of complications that involve virtually all organ systems. They can be addressed with a wide spectrum of drugs for acute interventions as well as for prophylactic purposes. At the same time, treatment of the underlying disease, the identification and treatment of triggering factors, and the possibility of liver transplantation should be kept in mind.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, Bonn.
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Grünhage
authors.forename: Jörg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Heller
authors.forename: Beate
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Appenrodt
authors.forename: Volker
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Schmitz
authors.forename: Tilman
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sauerbruch
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D019168:Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic