The association between character of portal blood flow and post-TIPS incidence of hepatic encephalopathy

Egyptian Liver Journal

Table 2 Comparison between studied groups regarding indication of TIPS

Indication	Hepatofugal group (n = 19)		Hepatopetal group (n = 31)		χ² test	P value
Indication	No.	%	No.	%	χ² test	P value
Refractory ascites	14	73.7	18	58.1	2.002	0.57
Refractory pleural effusion	3	15.8	7	22.6
Refractory bleeding varices	2	10.5	4	12.9
Hepatorenal syndrome	0	0.0	2	6.5