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ArticleBiomedicines2023

The Impact of Renal Function on Hepatic Encephalopathy Following TIPS Placement for Refractory Ascites.

Matthew Zhao, Sammy Saab, Chloe Craw, Edward Wolfgang Lee

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Article in Biomedicines, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Reducing the Risk of Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy Recurrence: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical and translational hepatology · 2026
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  6. Chinese Guidelines on the Management of Hepatic Encephalopathy in Cirrhosis (2024).Journal of clinical and translational hepatology · 2025
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  7. [Chinese guidelines on the management of hepatic encephalopathy in cirrhosis (2024)].Zhonghua gan zang bing za zhi = Zhonghua ganzangbing zazhi = Chinese journal of hepatology · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Matthew ZhaoDivision of Hepatology, Department of Medicine, UCLA Medical Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5379-0470
Sammy SaabDivision of Hepatology, Department of Medicine, UCLA Medical Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
Chloe CrawDivision of Hepatology, Department of Medicine, UCLA Medical Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
Edward Wolfgang LeeDivision of Liver and Pancreas Transplantation Surgery, Department of Surgery, UCLA Medical Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0418-1454
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center · US

Funding

American College of Gastroenterology Research Award
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe impact of renal function on hepatic encephalopathy (HE) following transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) placement for refractory ascites is poorly understood. We investigated the role of renal function on HE following TIPS placement.

methodsA retrospective study was performed for patients undergoing TIPS for refractory ascites from 2007-2019. Patients were stratified by GFR at time of TIPS placement and by whether they were on hemodialysis (HD). Chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 3 or higher was defined as pre-TIPS GFR < 60 for at least 3 months. Logistic regression analyses were used to identify the role of GFR and CKD at time of TIPS placement on HE within 60 days post TIPS placement.

resultsAmong 201 TIPS patients for refractory ascites (61% male; mean age 59.1), 78 (39%) patients were in CKD, and 16 (21%) were on HD. Mean GFR at time of TIPS placement was 62.7 ± 28.2 for all non-HD patients (

conclusionsIn TIPS patients for recurrent ascites, patients with acutely impaired renal function or chronic renal dysfunction were at an increased risk for HE after TIPS.

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chronic kidney diseaseCKDHEhemodialysishepatic encephalopathyTIPStransjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt

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PMID37626668
PMCPMC10452451
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