Table 5.

Comparison of symptom control rate of two groups

Symptoms	Group A n (%)	Group B n (%)	p value
Variceal bleeding	20	19	< 0.001*
Control	19 (95.0%)	5 (26.3%)
Rebleeding	1 (5.0%)	14 (73.7%)
Refractory ascites/hydrothorax	25	25	< 0.001*
Complete remission	18 (72.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Partial remission	5 (20.0%)	7 (28.0%)
No remission	2 (8.0%)	18 (72.0%)

Notes: Data are the number of patients, with percentages in parentheses; Group A, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) plus sequential systemic therapy; Group B, only symptomatic and supportive treatment. ^* p value ≤ 0.05 was considered to indicate statistical significance