[EASL clinical practice guidelines: prevention and treatment of hemorrhage and thrombosis in liver cirrhosis].

Hemorrhage and thrombosis prevention and treatment in patients with cirrhosis faces certain clinical difficulties. Therefore, this guideline is formulated to provide practical guidance on controversial topics, such as the current perspectives on hemostasis in liver disease, whether invasive procedures need to correct thrombocytopenia and coagulation abnormalities, and the necessity of thromboprophylaxis in hospitalized patients with abnormal coagulation. Many of the recommendations in the guidelines are not useful measures; however, they were stem under the oversight of an expert panel, and are widely used in clinical practice. Here, we compile and summarize the recommendations on the above topics in order to share them with readers.