Clinical Study

Pathological Features of Mitochondrial Ultrastructure Predict Susceptibility to Post-TIPS Hepatic Encephalopathy

Table 5

Average blood ammonia level and PSE.

PSEAbsentPresenttP

1-year Ammonia (mean ± SD, μmol/L)110.8±18.755.8±21.13.2160.005
2-year Ammonia (mean ± SD, μmol/L)99.4±20.951.6±16.72.4230.013