Impressive recompensation in transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt-treated individuals with complications of decompensated cirrhosis based on Baveno VII criteria

Table 1 Characteristics of patients

Variables	Value
Age in yr	56 ± 13
Male sex	34 (53.1)
Etiology
Viral	32 (50.0)
Alcohol	10 (15.6)
Other	22 (34.4)
PLT as 109/L	68.5 (44.5, 114.8)
INR	1.36 (1.23, 1.52)
ALT in IU/L	19 (16, 27)
AST in IU/L	29 (22, 35)
ALB in g/L	32.28 ± 4.46
TBIL in μmol/L	30.3 (18.2, 43.9)
MELD score	10.60 ± 4.13
Child-Pugh score	7.5 (6.0, 8.3)
PPG in mmHg
Pre-TIPS	25.5 (22.0, 28.3)
Post-TIPS	14.21 ± 4.59
Post-TIPS PPG < 12 mmHg	15 (23.4)
PPG reduction by TIPS	9 (7, 14)

Data are mean ± SD, n (%), or median (interquartile range). ALB: Albumin; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; INR: International normalized ratio; MELD: Model for end-stage liver disease; PLT: Platelets; PPG: Portosystemic pressure gradient; TBIL: Total bilirubin; TIPS: Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt.