What is decompensated cirrhosis?

At present, according to the compensation of liver function, cirrhosis is divided into compensated cirrhosis and decompensated cirrhosis. Decompensated cirrhosis refers to severe liver tissue damage, patients show liver function decline and portal hypertension two main clinical manifestations. Symptoms of liver function decline mainly include: Gastrointestinal symptoms such as loss of appetite, nausea, anorexia, abdominal distension, diarrhea after eating greasy food, yellow staining of skin and sclera, deepening of urine color, nasal and gingival bleeding, petechiae of skin and mucosa, gastrointestinal bleeding and endocrine disorders. The main symptoms of portal hypertension are ascites, esophago-gastric varices, hypersplenism and splenomegaly.