Effectiveness of early TIPS for the treatment of acute variceal bleeding – the Viennese experience
N Göschl, T Bucsics, M Schoder, M Diermayr, M Feldner-Busztin, M Mandorfer, P Schwabl, M Cejna, B Angermayr, M Peck-Radosavljevic, M Trauner, J Karner, F Karnel, T Reiberger · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2016 · Heft 05
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Background: Early implantation of a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) within 72 hours is recommended in selected cirrhotic patients with acute variceal bleeding (AVB) at high risk for treatment failure (Child-Pugh stage (CPS) C or B patients with active bleeding at endoscopy). Yet, effectiveness of early TIPS in unselected real-life cohorts has not been evaluated. Methods: Patients with liver cirrhosis undergoing early TIPS implantation after AVB at two tertiary care hospitals in Vienna between 1994 – 2014 were retrospectively studied. In contrast to prospective early TIPS studies, we did not…
