No Increased Mortality After TIPS Compared with Serial Large Volume Paracenteses in Patients with Higher Model for End-Stage Liver Disease Score and Refractory Ascites

James Ronald,Rajiv Rao,Steven S. Choi,Matthew R. Kappus,Jonathan G. Martin,Alan A. Sag,Waleska M. Pabon-Ramos,Paul V. Suhocki,Tony P. Smith,Charles Y. Kim

No Increased Mortality After TIPS Compared with Serial Large Volume Paracenteses in Patients with Higher Model for End-Stage Liver Disease Score and Refractory Ascites

2019

James Ronald
Rajiv Rao
Steven S. Choi
Matthew R. Kappus
Jonathan G. Martin
Alan A. Sag
Waleska M. Pabon-Ramos
Paul V. Suhocki
Tony P. Smith
Charles Y. Kim

Purpose To compare survival after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) creation versus serial large volume paracenteses (LVP) in patients with refractory ascites and higher Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) scores.

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Radiology
Liver disease
Refractory ascites
Surgery
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt
Paracentesis
Model for End-Stage Liver Disease
Medicine
Ascites
Cardiology
Gastroenterology
Varices
Internal medicine
Hepatic encephalopathy
Proportional hazards model
Hazard ratio

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