Encephalopathy after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting: analysis of incidence and potential risk factors.
Zuckerman D, Darcy M, Bocchini T, Hildebolt C. Encephalopathy after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting: analysis of incidence and potential risk factors. American Journal Of Roentgenology 1997, 169: 1727-31. PMID: 9393198, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.169.6.9393198.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shuntingPortosystemic shuntingLower portal vein pressurePortal vein blood flowDevelopment of encephalopathyIncidence of encephalopathyUnderlying medical causePortal vein pressureVein blood flowPotential risk factorsAnalysis of incidencePeriprocedural factorsVein pressureMedical causesRisk factorsAdvanced ageUnderlying morbidityBlood flowClinical observationsPatientsEncephalopathyBaseline measurementsMental dysfunctionShuntingLower rates