Effect of prophylactic platelet transfusion on bleeding risk in patients with cirrhosis and thrombocytopenia undergoing ultrasound-guided liver biopsy.

Ultrasonography · 2026 · PMC12971163 · PMID 41802323

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One study evaluating complications after liver biopsy reported an OR of 2.1 for portal hypertension, although this did not reach statistical significance [ 32 ].

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