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.