Table 1.
Characteristics before BRTO.
| Age (years) | 61.6 ± 12.2 |
| Gender | |
| Male | 51 |
| Female | 26 |
| Timing of treatment | |
| Emergency cases | 15 |
| Prophylactic cases | 62 |
| Etiology | |
| HBV | 3 |
| HCV | 36 |
| Alcohol | 26 |
| NASH | 4 |
| PBC | 3 |
| AIH | 2 |
| IPH | 3 |
| Serum albumin (g/dL) | 3.2 ± 0.6 |
| Serum total bilirubin (mg/dL) | 1.3 ± 0.7 |
| Prothrombin time (%) | 72.7 ± 13.2 |
| Plateles (×104 μL) | 9.2 ± 3.7 |
| Child-Pugh | |
| Score | 7.2 ± 1.7 |
| Classification | |
| A (5-6) | 32 |
| B (7–9) | 37 |
| C (10–15) | 8 |
| Esophageal varices | |
| Present | 44 |
| Absent | 24 |
| Unknown | 9 |
| Hepatocellular carcinoma | |
| Present | 30 |
| Absent | 47 |
Values expressed as mean ± standard deviation.