Table 2. Recurrence rate of gastrointestinal bleeding and refractory hydrothorax/ascites, incidence rate of hepatic encephalopathy and secondary interventional therapy.

Index	Experimental group (n = 131)	Control group (n = 127)	T/χ2	P
Recurrence rate of gastrointestinal bleeding (%)	18.3	33.9	8.098	0.004
Recurrence rate of refractory hydrothorax/ascites (%)	6.9	16.5	5.547	0.019
Incidence rate of hepatic encephalopathy (%)	31.3	28.3	0.268	0.6055
Rate of secondary interventional therapy (%)	20.6	49.6	15.376	<0.001