Retrospective Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 21, 2014; 20(43): 16236-16244
Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16236
Table 2 Treatment and outcomes n (%)
OutcomeEntire cohort (n = 47)TIPS with anticoagulation (n = 19)Anticoagulation alone (n = 21)P value
Anticoagulation40 (85.1)19 (100.0)21 (100)
Time to anticoagulation (d) (Median, IQR)23 (0, 249)28 (1, 91)7 (0, 906)0.92
TIPS21 (44.7)19 (100.0)0 (0)
Bleeding5 (10.6)2 (10.5)3 (14.3)1.00
Hepatic encephalopathy18 (38.3)7 (36.8)
TIPS stenosis112 (57.1)10 (52.6)
Resolution of ascites113 (61.9)12 (63.2)
Variceal hemorrhage121 (4.76)1 (5.26)
Liver transplantation8 (17.0)5 (26.3)3 (14.3)0.44
Time to liver transplantation (d) (Median, IQR)11101 (295, 2021)947 (519, 1561)1863 (295, 3628)0.48
Death10 (21.3)2 (10.5)5 (23.8)0.41
Time to death (d) (Median, IQR)811 (686, 1142)1030 (919, 1142)686 (107, 789)0.05