Background & Aims: Overt hepatic encephalopathy (OHE) is a major complication of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) placement, given its high incidence and possibility of refractoriness to medical treatment. Nevertheless, the impact of post -TIPS OHE on mortality has not been investigated in a large population. Methods: We designed a multicenter, non -inferiority, observational study to evaluate the mortality rate at 30 months in patients with and without OHE after TIPS. We analyzed a database of 614 patients who underwent TIPS in three Italian centers and estimated the cumulative incidence of OHE and mortality with competitive risk analyses, setting the non -inferiority limit at 0.12. Results: During a median follow-up of 30 months (IQR 12-30), 293 patients developed at least one episode of OHE. Twenty-seven (9.2%) of them experienced recurrent/persistent OHE. Patients with OHE were older (64 [57-71] vs. 59 [50-67] years, p <0.001), had lower albumin (3.1 [2.8-3.5] vs. 3.25 [2.9-3.6] g/dl, p = 0.023), and had a higher prevalence of pre -TIPS OHE (15.4% vs. 9.0%, p = 0.023). Child -Pugh and MELD scores were similar. The 30 -month difference in mortality between patients with and without post -TIPS OHE was 0.03 (95% CI -0.042 to 0.102). Multivariable analysis showed that age (subdistribution hazard ratio 1.04, 95% CI 1.02-1.05, p <0.001) and MELD score (subdistribution hazard ratio 1.09, 95% CI 1.05-1.13, p <0.001), but not post -TIPS OHE, were associated with a higher mortality rate. Similar results were obtained when patients undergoing TIPS for variceal re -bleeding prophylaxis (n = 356) or refractory ascites (n = 258) were analyzed separately. The proportion of patients with persistent OHE after TIPS was significantly higher in the group of patients who died. The robustness of these results was increased following propensity score matching. Conclusion: Episodic OHE after TIPS is not associated with mortality in patients undergoing TIPS, regardless of the indication. (c) 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of European Association for the Study of the Liver. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Episodic overt hepatic encephalopathy after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt does not increase mortality in patients with cirrhosis / Nardelli, Silvia; Riggio, Oliviero; Marra, Fabio; Gioia, Stefania; Saltini, Dario; Bellafante, Daniele; Adotti, Valentina; Guasconi, Tomas; Ridola, Lorenzo; Rosi, Martina; Caporali, Cristian; Fanelli, Fabrizio; Roccarina, Davide; Bianchini, Marcello; Indulti, Federica; Spagnoli, Alessandra; Merli, Manuela; Vizzutti, Francesco; Schepis, Filippo. - In: JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY. - ISSN 0168-8278. - STAMPA. - 80:(2024), pp. 596-602. [10.1016/j.jhep.2023.11.033]

Episodic overt hepatic encephalopathy after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt does not increase mortality in patients with cirrhosis

Marra, Fabio;Adotti, Valentina;Rosi, Martina;Fanelli, Fabrizio;Roccarina, Davide;Vizzutti, Francesco;
2024

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Background & Aims: Overt hepatic encephalopathy (OHE) is a major complication of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) placement, given its high incidence and possibility of refractoriness to medical treatment. Nevertheless, the impact of post -TIPS OHE on mortality has not been investigated in a large population. Methods: We designed a multicenter, non -inferiority, observational study to evaluate the mortality rate at 30 months in patients with and without OHE after TIPS. We analyzed a database of 614 patients who underwent TIPS in three Italian centers and estimated the cumulative incidence of OHE and mortality with competitive risk analyses, setting the non -inferiority limit at 0.12. Results: During a median follow-up of 30 months (IQR 12-30), 293 patients developed at least one episode of OHE. Twenty-seven (9.2%) of them experienced recurrent/persistent OHE. Patients with OHE were older (64 [57-71] vs. 59 [50-67] years, p <0.001), had lower albumin (3.1 [2.8-3.5] vs. 3.25 [2.9-3.6] g/dl, p = 0.023), and had a higher prevalence of pre -TIPS OHE (15.4% vs. 9.0%, p = 0.023). Child -Pugh and MELD scores were similar. The 30 -month difference in mortality between patients with and without post -TIPS OHE was 0.03 (95% CI -0.042 to 0.102). Multivariable analysis showed that age (subdistribution hazard ratio 1.04, 95% CI 1.02-1.05, p <0.001) and MELD score (subdistribution hazard ratio 1.09, 95% CI 1.05-1.13, p <0.001), but not post -TIPS OHE, were associated with a higher mortality rate. Similar results were obtained when patients undergoing TIPS for variceal re -bleeding prophylaxis (n = 356) or refractory ascites (n = 258) were analyzed separately. The proportion of patients with persistent OHE after TIPS was significantly higher in the group of patients who died. The robustness of these results was increased following propensity score matching. Conclusion: Episodic OHE after TIPS is not associated with mortality in patients undergoing TIPS, regardless of the indication. (c) 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of European Association for the Study of the Liver. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Goal 3: Good health and well-being
Nardelli, Silvia; Riggio, Oliviero; Marra, Fabio; Gioia, Stefania; Saltini, Dario; Bellafante, Daniele; Adotti, Valentina; Guasconi, Tomas; Ridola, Lo...espandi
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