Predictors of mortality after transjugular portosystemic shunt

Table 2 Multivariate linear regression model with right atrial pressure as dependent variable

Model	β	Standard error	P-value
Constant	-2.21	1.01	0.03a
MELD score	0.19	0.03	< 0.001b
Platelet count (K/μL)	-0.01	0.01	0.004b
Portal vein pressure (mmHg)	0.30	0.03	< 0.001b
Splenectomy	4.69	1.97	0.02

R = 0.55, R² = 0.3, adjusted R² = 0.29.

^aP < 0.05;

^bP < 0.01. MELD: Model for End stage Liver Disease.