Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt for pyrrolizidine alkaloid-related hepatic sinusoidal obstruction syndrome

Table 4 Comparison of treatment outcomes between the two groups during follow up

Outcome	TIPS group (n = 37)	Conservative treatment group (n = 17)	P value
Spontaneous peritonitis (yes/no)	3/34	9/8	< 0.001
Pyemia (yes/no)	1/36	4/13	0.014
Liver failure (yes/no)	3/34	6/11	0.013
Gastrointestinal bleeding (yes/no)	0/37	1/16	0.136
Multiple organ failure (yes/no)	0/37	2/15	0.033
Hepatic encephalopathy (yes/no)	8/29	1/16	0.149
Main portal vein thrombosis (yes/no)	0/37	1/16	0.136
Intraoperative bleeding (yes/no)	1/36	0/2	0.814
Stenosis of shunt channel (yes/no)	0/37	0/2	NA
Attributable deaths (death/survival)	2/35	7/10	0.001
Cause of death
Pyemia (yes/no)	1/36	3/14	0.051
Liver failure (yes/no)	1/36	2/15	0.177
Gastrointestinal bleeding (yes/no)	0/37	1/16	0.136
Multiple organ failure (yes/no)	0/37	2/15	0.033

TIPS: Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting; NA: Not available.