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Table 5 Comparison between the studied groups regarding liver functions before TIPS

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

 

Hepatofugal group (no. = 19)

Hepatopetal group (no. = 31)

Mann-Whitney test

P value

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

ALT (IU/L)

57.2 ± 51.7

40.5 ± 35.1

1.22

0.22 (> 0.05)

AST (IU/L)

57.6 ± 50.3

52.5 ± 37.3

0.62

0.54 (> 0.05)

ALP (IU/L)

136 ± 66.4

129.7 ± 40.9

0.09

0.93 (> 0.05)

Albumin(g/dL)

2.5 ± 0.56

2.8 ± 1.03

1.33

0.18 (> 0.05)

T. Bilirubin (mg/dL)

1.5 ± 0.58

1.6 ± 0.53

0.62

0.54 (> 0.05)

D. Bilirubin (mg/dL)

0.95 ± 0.77

0.98 ± 1.03

0.22

0.83 (> 0.05)

INR

1.46 ± 0.22

1.45 ± 0.23

0.23#

0.82 (> 0.05)

Na+

132.1 ± 3.1

130.2 ± 4.2

1.79#

0.08 (> 0.05)

K+

3.8 ± 0.47

3.7 ± 0.57

0.31#

0.76 (> 0.05)

  1. TIPS transjagular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts, No. number, ALT alanine aminotransferase, AST aspartate aminotransferase, INR international normalized ratio, ALP alkaline phosphatase, Na sodium, K potassium