Table 1.

Demographic and preprocedural data

Characteristic	TIPS creation technique		p-value
Conventional (n = 18)	Primary Constrained (n = 9)
Sex
Male	n = 12, 66.7%	n = 9, 100%	0.07
Female	n = 6, 33.3%	0%
Race
White	n = 7, 38.9%	n = 8, 88.9%	0.019a
Hispanic	n = 9, 50%	n = 1, 11.1%	0.091
Other	n = 2, 11.1%	0%	0.538
Age	55, ± 11.15	56, ± 13.9	0.915
Preprocedural
CP	9B, ± 0.6	9B, ± 1	0.868
MELD	13.5, ± 6.4	10, ± 4.1	0.796
Indication for intervention
Recurrent ascites	n = 7, 38.9%	n = 8, 88.9%	0.019a
Variceal haemorrhage	n = 11, 61.1%	n = 1, 11.1%

^ap < 0.05.

CP, Child–Pugh; MELD, model for end-stage liver disease; TIPS, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt.