May 2024 - Baseline and Longitudinal Body Composition Measurements Improve Prediction of Mortality and Hepatic Encephalopathy After Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) Placement

This is a single-center case-control study of 280 cirrhotic patients who underwent TIPS placement.  The authors specifically evaluated the impact of body composition variables on mortality and hepatic encephalopathy (HE).