Shunt dysfunction and mortality after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) in patients with portal hypertension.

The risk of dysfunction is higher for uncovered stents compared to covered stents. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt dysfunction increases the risk of instantaneous death after the intervention. A higher Freiburg score increases the rate of death after the intervention. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt implantations in emergency settings reduce survival rates.