Outpatient management after hospitalisation for acute decompensation of cirrhosis: A practical guide

Table 2 Portal vein thrombosis management guidelines from major hepatology associations

	Baveno VII[3]	AASLD[45]	ACG[46]	EASL[165]
Indication for screening	LT candidates concomitantly with HCC screening	-	Upon diagnosis of cirrhosis First decompensation	LT candidates concomitantly with HCC screening
Indication for treatment	Recent (< 6 months) PVT completely or partially occluded Symptomatic PVT Potential LT candidates	Recent (< 6 months) PVT (or SMV) completely or partially occluded Symptomatic (ischemic) PVT	Evidence of thrombophilia Progression into the mesenteric veins Evidence of bowel ischemia	SMV thrombosis or history of bowel ischemia Potential LT candidates

AASLD: American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases; ACG: American College of Gastroenterology; EASL: European Association for the Study of the Liver; LT: Liver transplantation; HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma; PVT: Portal vein thrombosis; SMV: Superior mesenteric vein.