Liver cirrhosis
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age 18 to 75 years; 2.Diagnosis of decompensated liver cirrhosis; 3.Planning to perform TIPS.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Recurrent attacks of overt hepatic encephalopathy(more than 2 times); 2. Previous TIPS or surgical shunt; 3. Spontaneous peritonitis that cannot be controlled with internal medicine treatment; 4. Child-Pugh score is greater than 14; 5.Pre-operative combined infection, shock, and other conditions that cannot tolerate invasive operations and treatments; 6. Dysfunction of organs including heart, lung, kidney and brain, and pulmonary hypertension; 7. Liver cancer beyond Milan criteria and other malignant tumors ; 8. Extremely low level of education, unable to cooperate with neuropsychiatric tests for covert hepatic encephalopathy; 9. Pregnant and lactating women.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Incidence of HE, improvement rate of malnutrition / sarcopenia; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Coagulation function, blood biochemistry, and blood ammonia;Adverse events such as liver failure, infections and death; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
West China Hospital, Sichuan University