Systemic and Splanchnic Lipopolysaccharide and Endothelin-1 Plasma Levels in Liver Cirrhosis before and after Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt

Table 1

Basic characteristics of patients (plus/minus are means ± SD).

Gender (male/female)	24/6
Age (years)	52.5 ± 11.8
INR	1.3 (1.1–1.48)
Serum ALAT (U/L)	26.8 ± 13.5
Plasma albumin (g/L)	36 ± 4.29
Plasma creatinine (s)	87 (50–108)
Child-Pugh class (A/B/C)	5/18/7
Cirrhosis aetiology ()
HBV	24
Chronic Budd-Chiari	3
Alcohol	3
Indication
Refractory ascites	25
Recurrent variceal bleeding	19

AST: aspartate aminotransferase; INR: international normalized ratio.