cirrhosis
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: 18-75 years old; patients with liver cirrhosis diagnosed based on clinical manifestations, laboratory and imaging examinations; patients who have experienced EGVB in the past and plan to undergo elective TIPS surgery for secondary prevention of EGVB.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Previous TIPS, surgical shunt, or other abdominal surgery; previous recurrent episodes of overt hepatic encephalopathy (more than or equal to 2 times), hepatic myelopathy, or other neuropsychiatric diseases; portal vein cavernous degeneration; liver function Child-Pugh score greater than 13 score or MELD score greater than 30 points; insufficiency of major organs such as heart, lung, kidney, brain, etc.; liver cancer and other malignant tumors other than Milan criteria; pregnant and lactating women.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Clinical events related to cirrhosis (rebleeding, worsening of ascites, overt hepatic encephalopathy, infection, acute-on-chronic liver failure, liver transplantation and death); | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Laboratory tests (blood routine, coagulation function, blood biochemistry, blood ammonia);; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University