Complications and prognosis
Complications are most often caused by the underlying underlying disease (e.g. stomach ulcer (see above) or a stomach cancer). The bleeding itself can also endanger the patient’s vitality through circulatory shock. In the case of liver diseases, there is a risk of decompensation due to the severe blood loss, i.e.
the damaged liver is no longer able to maintain its function and the synthesis performance is restricted (production deficiency of coagulants) with the typical signs of liver insufficiency (e.g. bleeding due to reduced production of blood coagulation factors, “coma hepaticum”, i.e. restriction of brain function due to lack of detoxification of harmful metabolic products, etc.)
