Table 1.
Clinical data for 490 patients who underwent transjugular intrahepatic portal systemic shunt placement
| Clinical factor | Number of patient |
| Gender | |
| Male/female | 388/102 |
| Age (mean ± SD) | 48.2 ± 13.7 |
| TIPS indication | |
| Upper gastrointestinal bleeding | 440 |
| Refractory ascites | 22 |
| Hepatorenal syndrome | 20 |
| Intractable pleural effusion | 8 |
| Cause of disease | |
| Hepatitis B virus associated cirrhosis | 307 |
| Hepatitis C virus associated cirrhosis | 22 |
| Alcoholic hepatic disease | 52 |
| Autoimmune hepatic disease | 17 |
| Hepatitis B virus infection combined with other factors1 | 78 |
| Cirrhosis of unknown cause | 14 |
1
Other factors include alcohol consumption and schistosome infection.