Balloon-Assisted Percutaneous Transhepatic Antegrade Embolization with 2-Octyl Cyanoacrylate for the Treatment of Isolated Gastric Varices with Large Gastrorenal Shunts

Table 2

Changes in liver function parameters 3 months after PTAE.

Parameters	pre-PTAE	3 Months After PTAE	95% Confidence Interval		P Value	t Value
Serum total bilirubin level (μmol/L)	27.59±23.25	21.84±10.70	-2.45	13.95	0.162	1.435
Serum albumin level (g/L)	34.07±5.72	35.17±5.18	-2.77	0.56	0.184	-1.36
INR	1.27±0.13	1.21±0.13	0.02	0.1	0.004	3.174
Child-Pugh classification
A/B/C	19/8/3	22/7/1			0.009

Data collected before and after PTAE were compared to analyze hepatic function data using the paired t-test.
Data collected before and after PTAE for the Child-Pugh classification were analyzed using the Wilcoxon t-test.
INR, international normalized ratio.