Identifying optimal candidates for early TIPS among patients with cirrhosis and acute variceal bleeding: a multicentre observational study.

Yong LvLuo ZuoXuan ZhuJianbo ZhaoHui XueZaibo JiangYuzheng ZhugeChunqing ZhangJunhui SunPengxu DingWeixin RenYingchun LiKewei ZhangWenguang ZhangChuangye HeJiawei ZhongQifeng PengFuquan MaJunyang LuoMing ZhangGuangchuan WangMinhuang SunJunjiao DongWei BaiWengang GuoQiuhe WangXulong YuanZhengyu WangTianlei YuBohan LuoXiaomei LiJie YuanNa HanYing ZhuJing NiuKai LiZhanxin YinYongzhan NieDaiming FanGuohong Han

Published in: Gut (2018)

Early TIPS was associated with improved survival in patients with MELD ≥19 or Child-Pugh C cirrhosis but not in patients with MELD ≤11 or Child-Pugh A cirrhosis. For MELD 12-18 or Child-Pugh B patients, future studies addressing optimal selection criteria for early TIPS remain highly warranted.

Keyphrases

mental health
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
liver failure
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randomized controlled trial
intensive care unit
double blind
patient reported