Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the study population
| Cohorts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Entire cohort
n = 56 |
HE after TIPS
n = 20 |
No HE after TIPS
n = 36 |
|
| Epidemiological data | |||
| Age, (years)a | 58.64 (12.31) | 57.0 (13.62) | 59.56 (11.63) |
| Gender Male Female |
34 (60.7) 22 (39.3) |
11 (55.0) 9 (45.0) |
23 (63.9) 13 (36.1) |
| Viral liver disease | 8 (14.3) | 4 (20.0) | 4 (11.1) |
| Alcoholic liver disease | 27 (48.2) | 10 (50.0) | 17 (47.2) |
| NASH | 7 (12.5) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (19.5) |
| Other | 14 (25.0) | 6 (30.0) | 8 (22.2) |
| Clinical data | |||
| HE before TIPS | 12 (21.4) | 8 (40.0) | 4 (11.1) |
| Bleeding from esophageal varices | 17 (30.4) | 5 (25.0) | 12 (33.3) |
| Ascites | 51 (91.1) | 18 (90.0) | 33 (91.7) |
| SBP | 9 (16.1) | 3 (15.0) | 6 (16.7) |
| Periinterventional data | |||
| TIPS setting Emergency Elective |
10 (17.9) 46 (82.1) |
6 (30.0) 14 (70.0) |
4 (11.1) 32 (88.9) |
| Complications | 6 (10.7) | 3 (15.0) | 3 (8.3) |
| PSG before TIPSb | 21.55 (7.05) | 20.44 (8.27) | 22.09 (6.45) |
| PSG after TIPSb | 10.33 (3.9) | 10.28 (4.73) | 10.35 (3.51) |
HE = hepatic encephalopathy, NASH = non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, PSG = portosystemic pressure gradient, SBP = spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, TIPS = transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt.
a
Values represent mean (standard deviation).
b
Values represent median (range).