| NSBB | Nonselective beta-blocker |
| TIPS | Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt |
| HE | Hepatic encephalopathy |
| EVB | Esophageal variceal bleeding |
| ICU | Intensive care unit |
| CSPH | Clinically significant portal hypertension |
| EHR | Electronic health record |
| HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
| PSM | Propensity score matching |
| SMD | Standardized mean difference |
| HR | Hazard ratio |
| CI | Confidence interval |
| ITT | Intention to treat |
| BMI | Mody mass index |
| INR | International normalized ratio |
| RR | Risk ratio |
| RD | Risk difference |
| MELD-Na | Model for End-Stage Liver Disease–Sodium |
| FIPS | Freiburg Index of Post-TIPS Survival |
| KM | Kaplan–Meier |
| LT | Liver transplantation |