Hemorrhagic Tendency in Liver Disease

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Abstract
After the blood and the blood vessels, the liver is the organ most intimately involved in the hemostatic process. It is known to be the sole or the principal site of synthesis of many of the 10 known plasma protein coagulation factors and may be the locus of formation of all of them other than factor VIII (antihemophilic factor). It produces bile, whose emulsifying action facilitates intestinal absorption of fat-soluble vitamin K, necessary for hepatic production of prothrombin, factor VII (proconvertin), factor IX (Christmas factor) and factor X (Stuart factor). Through its strategic location astride the venous outflow from the . . .

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