Use and outcome of TIPS in hospitalized patients in Germany: A Nationwide study (2007-2018).
Wenyi GuYasmin ZelekeHannah HortlikLouisa SchaafFrank E UschnerMartin SchulzMichael TischendorfKai-Henrik PeifferMaximilian Joseph BrolMarkus KimmannThomas VoglMichael KöhlerCarsten MeyerAlexander GerbesMartin RössleWim LalemanAlexander ZipprichChristian SteibMichael PraktiknjoJonel Trebickanull nullPublished in: Hepatology communications (2023)
Our nationwide study demonstrates that TIPS insertion is increasingly used in Germany. TIPS improves outcomes, especially in patients with ascites and HRS, regardless of lower HE grades, while higher HE grades, infection, and circulatory diseases seem to be associated with risk of in-hospital mortality.