Table 2.

Cirrhosis complications and treatments that will be considered as a record of the outcome (cirrhosis)

Cirrhosis complication	Related treatment
Ascites (no record of cancer and excluding records for malignant ascites)	Paracentesis (procedure), spironolactone ≥ 50 mg/day (diuretic medication) (no record of cancer and excluding records for malignant ascites)
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (no record of cancer, no records for malignant ascites)
Hepatic encephalopathy
Portal hypertension or oesophageal varices (with or without bleeding)	Banding (procedure), endoscopic sclerotherapy (procedure), transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (procedure)