Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt does not independently increase risk of death in high model for end stage liver disease patients

Physicians often exclude patients with a model for end‐stage liver disease (MELD) score ≥ 18 from a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) procedure due to the concern for higher risk of death. We aimed to determine if TIPS increased the risk of death in these patients. We analyzed the...

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Autores principales: Spengler, Erin K., Hunsicker, Lawrence G., Zarei, Sanam, Zimmerman, M. Bridget, Voigt, Michael D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5721420/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29404473
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hep4.1053

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5721420/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29404473
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hep4.1053

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