Clinical Study

Pathological Predictors of Shunt Stenosis and Hepatic Encephalopathy after Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt

Table 3

Multivariate analysis of the risk factors of HE.

IndexOR (95% CI) value

Fibrosis staging2.431 (1.355–4.359)0.003
MELD score2.029 (1.711–2.406)<0.001
Shunt restenosis occurrence6.266 (3.141–12.501)<0.001

HE: hepatic encephalopathy; MELD model for end-stage liver disease; PVP: portal vein pressure.