Compensated/Decompensated

[eekk]

What does compensated/decompensated mean

[AyrshireK]

Cirrhosis is classified as compensated or decompensated. Compensated cirrhosis is where the liver is coping with the damage and maintaining its important functions. In decompensated cirrhosis, the liver is not able to perform all its functions adequately. People with decompensated liver disease or cirrhosis often have serious symptoms and complications such as portal hypertension, bleeding varices, ascites and encephalopathy.

[eekk in reply to AyrshireK]

is this the same as decompressed? I am sure I read in the report decompressed or decompensated bowel?

[AyrshireK in reply to eekk]

Decompressed bowel seems to link to obstructions in the bowel - just type decompressed bowel into search engine.

Katie

[carllovatt]

In my head it means working & not working. But it is more than that

[papad]

Compensated means your liver is able to compensate meaning still function with the damage decompensated means the liver can no longer function with the damage "end stage" this is the way i have understood it from the research i have done to bettet understand my disease also the way my doctors have explained to me

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It can be more complicated than this though. I have normal liver function and not cirrhosis, BUT, I have had bleeding varices and am not in end stage liver disease. I suffer with AIH, but currently my consultant is looking at the possibility of other things currently undiagnosed, being wrong with my liver, which might explain the varices, since my other results suggest I should not be suffering with these. Sorry if this complicates matters, but I did want to paint a broader picture.

[Lperica10]

Everything the others have said... and you can have compensated for years and years. My dad had compensated for years and had complications and hospitals visits but it wasn't until decompensated that he was in the hospital all the time could barely function in day to day life and his body was shutting down (and he did pass). You and the doctors will know decompensated when you see it. The symptoms are so severe and awful and you can barely function.

[Esmerelda62]

Hello eek - just to mention that if the liver becomes ' decompensated' the spleen takes over some of the functions of the liver to give it a chance , in some cases, to recover

Kind regards