Mortality after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt in older adult patients with cirrhosis: A validated prediction model.
Francesco VizzuttiCiro CelsaVincenza CalvarusoMarco EneaSalvatore BattagliaLaura TurcoMarco SenzoloSilvia NardelliRoberto MiragliaDavide RoccarinaClaudia CampaniDario SaltiniCristian CaporaliFederica IndultiStefano GittoAlberto ZanettoGabriele Di MariaMarcello BianchiniMaddalena PecchiniSilvia AspiteChiara Di BonaventuraMichele CitoneTomas GuasconiFabrizio Di BenedettoUmberto ArenaFabrizio FanelliLuigi MaruzzelliOliviero RiggioPatrizia BurraAntonio ColecchiaErica VillaFabio MarraCalogero CammàFilippo SchepisPublished in: Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) (2022)
After TIPS implantation, mortality is increased by aging, but TIPS placement should not be precluded in patients older than 70 years. In older adults, creatinine and sodium levels are useful predictors for decision making. Further efforts to update the prediction model with larger sample size are warranted.