Prognostic factors for peritoneovenous shunt placement for refractory ascites in liver cirrhosis

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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2025; 31(45): 113848
Published online Dec 7, 2025. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v31.i45.113848

Table 3 Comparison of the S-group and L-group, mean ± SD

Variable	S-group¹, n = 43	L-group², n = 57	P value
Age	69.3 ± 9.11	62.6 ± 10.1	0.001
Female/male	26/17	43/14	0.083
Child-Pugh classification A/B/C	0/18/25	0/41/16	0.004
Child-Pugh score	10.1 ± 1.65	8.93 ± 1.10	0.001
ALBI score	-1.30 ± 0.45	-1.58 ± 0.55	0.009
Platelet as 10³/μL	117 ± 63.2	133 ± 64.3	0.231
Operation time in minute	86.1 ± 32.2	81.8 ± 16.2	0.472
Morbidity	9	6	0.243
Post operative hospital stay in days	28.1 ± 28.4	24.3 ± 29.0	0.575
Liver volume in mL	897 ± 211	1129 ± 368	0.004
Spleen volume in mL	396 ± 207	378 ± 262	0.773

¹L-group, patients who survived more than 180 days after peritoneovenous shunt placement.

²S-group, patients who survived for less than 180 days after peritoneovenous shunt placement.

ALBI: Albumin-bilirubin.

Citation: Hamaguchi A, Ueda J, Taniai N, Yoshioka M, Matsushita A, Mizutani S, Kawano Y, Shimizu T, Kanda T, Murokawa T, Takata H, Furuki H, Aoki Y, Kawashima M, Irie T, Ono T, Haruna T, Yoshimori D, Yoshida H. Prognostic factors for peritoneovenous shunt placement for refractory ascites in liver cirrhosis. World J Gastroenterol 2025; 31(45): 113848
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v31/i45/113848.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v31.i45.113848

Hamaguchi A, Ueda J, Taniai N, Yoshioka M, Matsushita A, Mizutani S, Kawano Y, Shimizu T, Kanda T, Murokawa T, Takata H, Furuki H, Aoki Y, Kawashima M, Irie T, Ono T, Haruna T, Yoshimori D, Yoshida H. Prognostic factors for peritoneovenous shunt placement for refractory ascites in liver cirrhosis. World J Gastroenterol 2025; 31(45): 113848 [PMID: 41378330 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v31.i45.113848]

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