Table 3.

Retrospective studies on the effects of TIPS on liver transplantation. Stent misplacement was frequent but did not cause significant technical difficulties

	n		Waiting time, mean, days		Stent misplaced intraoperatively	Transfusions, U		Cold ischaemic time, min		Operation time, h
	TIPS		TIPS		TIPS	TIPS		TIPS		TIPS
	yes	no	yes	no	yes	yes	no	yes	no	yes	no
Freeman et al., 1994 [34]	7	13	282	149	2 (30%)	26	32
Millis et al., 1995 [35]	23	112			5 (20)	11	11
Chiu et al., 2000 [36]a	7	178	440		6 (90%)	25				8.1	7.7
Tripathi et al., 2002 [37]	29	53	77		6 (20%)	15	10	675	713	6.9	6.3
Guerrini et al., 2012 [38]	61	591			17 (30%)	7	8	601	632
D'Avola et al., 2012 [16]b	15	8	185	213		4	3	335	329
Barbier et al., 2014 [39]	72	136	131	103	23 (30%)	3	3			5.3	5.5
Total	214	136	199	155	36%a	no difference		no difference		6.8	6.5

^aMostly Wallstents.

^bPatients had preoperative PVT; patency at liver transplantation with/without TIPS: 100%/50%.