Brief Article
Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2012; 18(48): 7341-7347
Published online Dec 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i48.7341
Table 1 Comparison of early transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt and endoscopic therapy between two groups
CharacteristicsTIPS groupET groupP value
(64 patients)(62 patients)
Sex (n)0.80
Male4242
Female2220
Age (yr)51 (± 13)54 (± 12 )0.96
Cases of disease (n)0.16
HBV3827
HCV810
Alcohol27
Other1618
Endoscopic manifestions (n)
Varices classification1.00
Severe6261
Moderate21
Complicated with peptic unlcer431.00
Complicated with gastric dieorders due to portal hypertension23280.29
Child classification (n)0.40
A2317
B3029
C1116
Child score7.0 (± 2.0 )8.0 (± 2.0 )0.99
Preoperative manifestations (n)
Complicated with hepatic encephalopathy150.20
Complicated with ascites39380.97
Compression using Sengstaken-Blakemore tube221.00
Pre-operative laboratory parameters
Bilirubin (μmol/L)24.03 (± 12.71)27.94 (± 13.75)0.19
Albumin (g/L)32.25 (± 5.03)30.85 (± 5.31)0.65
PT (s)15.80 (± 3.80)16.30 (± 4.20)0.40
Creatinine (μmol/L)72.80 (± 14.8)81.50 (± 31.00)0.21
Table 2 Comparison of cause of death and post-operative severe complications between two groups
TIPS groupET group
Cause of death
Gastrointestinal bleeding39
Liver failure46
Hepatic encephalopathy01
Infection10
Post-operative severe complications
Fever22
Spontaneous peritonitis02
Hepatorenal syndrome01
Acute peritonitis01
Table 3 Comparison of length of hospital stay and expenses between two groups
Initial TIPSRescue TIPSRest of ET
(64 cases)(8 cases)(54 cases)
Average total expense (RMB)52 67863 00335 298
Average length of hospital stay during follow-up (d)52018
Average number of hospitalization during follow-up0.42.11.2