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Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Versus Endoscopic Sclerotherapy for the Prevention of Variceal Bleeding in Cirrhosis: A Randomized Multicenter Trial

table  1.   Demographic Characteristics of the Patients
Total Sclerotherapy TIPS
Patients N° 81 43 38
Sex M/F 58/23 31/12 27/11
Age (years) Mean ± SD 59.2 ± 9.7 58.2 ± 10.7 60.5 ± 8.5
Stratum
  I (1-7 days) N° (%) 36 (44.5) 18 (41.9) 18 (47.4)
  II (8 days-6 weeks) N° (%) 33 (40.7) 18 (41.9) 15 (39.5)
  III (7 weeks-6 months) N° (%) 12 (14.8) 7 (16.2) 5 (13.1)
Etiology
  Alcohol N° (%) 21 (25.9) 15 (34.9) 6 (15.8)
  Alcohol + HCV N° (%) 4 (5.0) 2 (4.6) 2 (5.3)
  Alcohol + HBV N° (%) 1 (1.2) 0  1 (2.6)
  Viral N° (%) 46 (56.8) 19 (44.2) 27 (71.0)
  HBV 7  4  3 
  HCV 33  11  22 
  HBV-HCV 6  4  2 
  Other N° (%) 9 (11.1) 7 (16.3) 2 (5.3)
Lab tests
  Albumin (g/dL) mean ± SD  3.2 ± 0.5 3.3 ± 0.6  3.2 ± 0.4
  PT (%) mean ± SD  66 ± 16 66 ± 18  66 ± 14
  Bilirubin (mg/dL) mean ± SD  1.7 ± 1.3 1.8 ± 1.5  1.5 ± 1.0
Ascites
  None N° (%) 27 (33.3) 16 (37.2) 11 (28.9)
  Slight N° (%) 49 (60.5) 25 (58.1) 24 (63.2)
  Refractory N° (%) 5 (6.2) 2 (4.7) 3 (7.9)
Child's class
  A N° (%) 26 (32.1) 13 (30.2) 13 (34.2)
  B N° (%) 45 (55.5) 25 (58.2) 20 (52.6)
  C N° (%) 10 (12.3) 5 (11.6) 5 (13.2)
Previous bleeds N° (%) 31 (38.3) 16 (37.2) 15 (39.5)
Follow-up (weeks) mean ± SD  76 ± 46 78 ± 47  74 ± 45

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