Table 6.

Decrease in portosystemic pressure gradient and post-TIPS outcomes by history of pre-TIPS HE

Outcomes	Decrease in PSPG among patients with pre-TIPS HE				Decrease in PSPG among patients without pre-TIPS HE
	n	OR	P	95% CI	n	OR	P	95% CI
All-cause mortality within 6 mo	125	1.01	0.803	0.93–1.10	76	1.00	0.975	0.89–1.13
HE after TIPS within 60 d	124	1.06	0.094	0.99–1.14	76	1.09	0.087	0.99–1.21
≥1 HE admission (ICU) within 6 mo	125	0.87	0.033	0.77–0.99	76	1.11	0.271	0.92–1.35

CI, confidence interval; HE, hepatic encephalopathy; ICU, intensive care unit; OR, odds ratio; PSPG, portosystemic pressure gradient; TIPS, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt.