Open AccessNationwide trends and predictors of inpatient mortality in 83884 transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt
Author(s) -
Edward W. Lee,
Andrew Kuei,
Sammy Saab,
Ronald W. Busuttil,
Francisco Durazo,
Steven–Huy Han,
Mohamed El-Kabany,
J. McWilliams,
Stephen T. Kee
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v22.i25.5780
Subject(s) - medicine , comorbidity , transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt , healthcare cost and utilization project , odds ratio , logistic regression , odds , emergency medicine , hepatic encephalopathy , health care , cirrhosis , portal hypertension , economics , economic growth
To evaluate and validate the national trends and predictors of in-patient mortality of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) in 15 years.