Efficacy of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts in treating cirrhotic esophageal-gastric variceal bleeding

Table 5 Comparison of liver function between the two groups (mean ± SD)

Item		Study group (n = 50)	Control group (n = 42)	t	P value
ALB (g/L)	Preoperatively	30.75 ± 6.24	31.29 ± 5.37	0.440	0.661
	Postoperatively	32.41 ± 4.96 ns	33.74 ± 6.62 ns	1.100	0.274
TBIL (μmol/L)	Preoperatively	33.16 ± 8.05	31.86 ± 6.92	0.822	0.413
	Postoperatively	34.81 ± 7.79 ns	33.01 ± 8.11 ns	1.083	0.282
AST (U/L)	Preoperatively	76.49 ± 7.17	77.28 ± 7.02	0.531	0.596
	Postoperatively	75.39 ± 9.81 ns	74.47 ± 8.25 ns	0.481	0.632

ns: P > 0.05 compared to preoperative levels.

ALB: Albumin; TBIL: Total bilirubin; AST: Aspartate transaminase.