16 March 2023: Clinical Research
Double C-Arm Digital Subtraction Angiography Guidance During Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Placement
Xiao Bai 1ABCDEFG , Ping Ma 2CD , Junjie Tan 1BD , Yong Li 1EF , Xu He 1AF , Jianwen Huang 1BF , Tao An 1BF , Chunyan Wang 1BF , Jihua Li 1ACDEF* , Weiguo Xu 1ACDEFG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.938912
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e938912
Table 1 Baseline patient characteristics and TIPS indication.
| Characteristics of the patients | Study group, n=18 (double C-arm DSA) | Control group, n=21 (C-arm DSA) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 55.5±4.2 | 56±5.8 | 0.96 |
| Sex (no. of patients) | 0.75 | ||
| Male | 15 | 17 | |
| Female | 3 | 4 | |
| Cause of cirrhosis (no. of patients) | 0.19 | ||
| HBV | 12 | 14 | |
| HCV | 1 | 1 | |
| Alcohol | 1 | 2 | |
| Mixed (no. of patients) | |||
| HBV and alcohol | 2 | 3 | |
| HCV and alcohol | 1 | 1 | |
| HBV, HCV, and alcohol | 1 | 0 | |
| Child-Pugh score | 7.6±0.74 | 7.2±0.75 | 0.27 |
| Child-Pugh classification (no. of patients) | 0.15 | ||
| Class A | 2 | 3 | |
| Class B | 14 | 17 | |
| Class C | 2 | 1 | |
| MELD score | 11.8±4.5 | 12.6±4.3 | 0.54 |
| Ascites (no. of patients) | 18 | 21 | |
| Bilirubin, mg/dL (mean±SD) | 25.3±10.1 | 20.7±11.5 | 0.88 |
| Albumin, g/L (mean±SD) | 30.1±3.9 | 32.7±5.6 | 0.25 |
| Prothrombin time, s (mean±SD) | 13.8±1.6 | 13.1±1.38 | 0.63 |
| Creatinine, mg/dL (mean±SD) | 0.73±0.13 | 0.85±0.21 | 0.24 |
| Previous hepatic encephalopathy (no. of patients) | 0 | 0 | 0.19 |
| TIPS indication | 0.78 | ||
| Variceal bleeding | 12 | 13 | |
| Refractory ascites | 5 | 7 | |
| Hepatic hydrothorax | 1 | 1 | |
| TIPS – transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt; DSA – digital subtraction angiography; HBV – hepatitis B virus; HCV – hepatitis C virus; MELD – model for end-stage liver disease; SD – standard deviation. | |||