Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt vs conservative treatment for recurrent ascites: A propensity score matched comparison

Table 2 Baseline characteristics at hospital admission (matched groups)

Characteristics	No TIPS	TIPS	P value
Patients	214	214
Male	142 (66%)	153 (71%)	0.30
Age (yr)	59.4 (26.4-93.4)	59.1 (29.9-80.7)	0.14
Cause of cirrhosis			0.26
-Alcohol	163 (76%)	179 (84%)
-Viral hepatitis	8 (4%)	4 (2%)
-Other	43 (20%)	31 (14%)
Child points (min-max)	9 (7-14)	9 (7-14)	0.76
Hepatic encephalopathy (west-haven)			0.65
-None	173 (81%)	165 (77%)
-Grade 1-2	22 (10%)	30 (14%)
-Grade 3-4	19 (9%)	19 (9%)
ACLF grade at hospital admission			0.37
-No ACLF	176 (82%)	173 (81%)
-AACLF 1	36 (17%)	39 (18%)
-ACLF 2	2 (1%)	1 (0.5%)
-ACLF 3	0 (0%)	1 (0.5%)
Laboratory findings
-Meld	14 (7-36)	14 (7-40)	0.97
-Total bilirubin (μmol/L)	29.7 (5.9-261.0)	28.1 (6.1-688.5)	0.10
-Creatinine (μmol/L)	90.9 (23.1-781.0)	107.0 (42.3-783.5)	0.08
-INR	1.32 (0.92-2.41)	1.28 (0.97-2.50)	0.28
-Sodium (mmol/L)	135 (106-144)	133 (115-146)	0.10
-Albumin (g/L)	24.3 (7.9-48.7); NA: 27	26.1 (11.0-39.6); NA: 23	0.61
-CRP (mg/L)	18.7 (1.0-283.0)	18.0 (2.0-181.0)	0.10
-Hemoglobin (mmol/L)	6.8 (2.1-9.8)	6.7 (3.4-10.0)	0.43
-Platelets (Gpt/L)	141.0 (23.0-715.0)	154.0 (13.0-668.0)	0.08
-Leucocytes (Gpt/L)	7.58 (1.34-44.90)	7.34 (2.72-33.20)	0.98

Continuous variables are given as median and range, categorical variables as total number and percentage. Continuous variables were compared using Wilcoxon signed-rank test and categorical variables using McNemar-Test. NA: Not available; ACLF: Acute on chronic liver failure; TIPS: Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt.