Pre-transjugular-intrahepatic-portosystemic-shunt measurement of hepatic venous pressure gradient and its clinical application : A comparison study

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BACKGROUND: It is controversial whether transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) placement can improve long-term survival.

AIM: To assess whether TIPS placement improves survival in patients with hepatic-venous-pressure-gradient (HVPG) ≥ 16 mmHg, based on HVPG-related risk stratification.

METHODS: Consecutive variceal bleeding patients treated with endoscopic therapy + nonselective β-blockers (NSBBs) or covered TIPS placement were retrospectively enrolled between January 2013 and December 2019. HVPG measurements were performed before therapy. The primary outcome was transplant-free survival; secondary endpoints were rebleeding and overt hepatic encephalopathy (OHE).

RESULTS: A total of 184 patients were analyzed (mean age, 55.27 years ± 13.86, 107 males; 102 in the EVL+NSBB group, 82 in the covered TIPS group). Based on the HVPG-guided risk stratification, 70 patients had HVPG < 16 mmHg, and 114 patients had HVPG ≥ 16 mmHg. The median follow-up time of the cohort was 49.5 mo. There was no significant difference in transplant-free survival between the two treatment groups overall (hazard ratio [HR], 0.61; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.35-1.05; P = 0.07). In the high-HVPG tier, transplant-free survival was higher in the TIPS group (HR, 0.44; 95%CI: 0.23-0.85; P = 0.004). In the low-HVPG tier, transplant-free survival after the two treatments was similar (HR, 0.86; 95%CI: 0.33-0.23; P = 0.74). Covered TIPS placement decreased the rate of rebleeding independent of the HVPG tier (P < 0.001). The difference in OHE between the two groups was not statistically significant (P = 0.09; P = 0.48).

CONCLUSION: TIPS placement can effectively improve transplant-free survival when the HVPG is greater than 16 mmHg.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:29

Enthalten in:

World journal of gastroenterology - 29(2023), 22 vom: 14. Juni, Seite 3519-3533

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Xi-Xuan [VerfasserIn]
Yin, Xiao-Chun [VerfasserIn]
Gu, Li-Hong [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Hui-Wen [VerfasserIn]
Cheng, Yang [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Yan [VerfasserIn]
Xiao, Jiang-Qiang [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yi [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Zou, Xiao-Ping [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Lei [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Ming [VerfasserIn]
Zhu-Ge, Yu-Zheng [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Feng [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cirrhosis
Hepatic venous pressure gradient
Journal Article
Survival
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts
Variceal rebleeding

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Date Completed 03.07.2023

Date Revised 03.07.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3748/wjg.v29.i22.3519

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM358904854