Kristin Berry1, Robert Lerrigo2, Iris W Liou3, George N Ioannou4. 1. Research and Development, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. 2. Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. 3. Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. 4. Research and Development, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. Electronic address: georgei@medicine.washington.edu.
Abstract
BACKGROUND & AIMS: A transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is an effective treatment of refractory ascites and variceal bleeding. However, it is unclear whether a TIPS affects long-term survival. We investigated whether a TIPS is associated with survival in patients with cirrhosis awaiting liver transplantation. METHODS: By using the United Network for Organ Sharing registries from 2002 to 2013, we followed up a cohort of transplant-naive adults with cirrhosis (N = 97,063) from the time of transplant listing until the time of death or transplantation. We used Cox proportional hazards and competing-risks analyses to compare these primary outcomes between patients with a TIPS (n = 7475; 7.7%) and without a TIPS (n = 89,588; 92.3%) at the time of listing, adjusting for baseline characteristics. RESULTS: During an average follow-up period of 1.61 years, 23,305 (24%) patients died before undergoing transplantation, 47,563 (49%) underwent transplantation, and the remaining 26,195 (27%) still were alive without having received a liver transplant. Compared with patients without a TIPS, patients with a TIPS had a lower risk of death (adjusted subhazard ratio, 0.95; 95% confidence interval, 0.9-0.99), transplantation (adjusted subhazard ratio, 0.92, 95% confidence interval, 0.88-0.95), or the combined outcome of death or transplantation (adjusted hazard ratio, 0.85; 95% confidence interval, 0.83-0.88). CONCLUSIONS: Among patients with cirrhosis awaiting liver transplantation, patients with a TIPS had a lower mortality rate than patients without a TIPS.
BACKGROUND & AIMS: A transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is an effective treatment of refractory ascites and variceal bleeding. However, it is unclear whether a TIPS affects long-term survival. We investigated whether a TIPS is associated with survival in patients with cirrhosis awaiting liver transplantation. METHODS: By using the United Network for Organ Sharing registries from 2002 to 2013, we followed up a cohort of transplant-naive adults with cirrhosis (N = 97,063) from the time of transplant listing until the time of death or transplantation. We used Cox proportional hazards and competing-risks analyses to compare these primary outcomes between patients with a TIPS (n = 7475; 7.7%) and without a TIPS (n = 89,588; 92.3%) at the time of listing, adjusting for baseline characteristics. RESULTS: During an average follow-up period of 1.61 years, 23,305 (24%) patients died before undergoing transplantation, 47,563 (49%) underwent transplantation, and the remaining 26,195 (27%) still were alive without having received a liver transplant. Compared with patients without a TIPS, patients with a TIPS had a lower risk of death (adjusted subhazard ratio, 0.95; 95% confidence interval, 0.9-0.99), transplantation (adjusted subhazard ratio, 0.92, 95% confidence interval, 0.88-0.95), or the combined outcome of death or transplantation (adjusted hazard ratio, 0.85; 95% confidence interval, 0.83-0.88). CONCLUSIONS: Among patients with cirrhosis awaiting liver transplantation, patients with a TIPS had a lower mortality rate than patients without a TIPS.
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