Below is a list of all followup appointments, studies, and procedures for each treatment group. A weekly Portal Hypertension Clinic has been established at UCSD Medical Center. It is attended by the investigators in the San Diego Multicenter Trial of TIPS vs. EPCS, and members of the house staff and students. All patients in the study will be seen in the PHC for life. Na, K, Cl, HCO3, Ca, PO4, BUN, creatinine, glucose, blood alcohol, arterial NH3.
Cardiac output is measured during shunt catheterization.
A PSE index is calculated according to the method of Conn et al., in which the scores of the four components are added to yield a PSE sum, and then divided by the maximum possible PSE sum. For more information, please select from the table of contents below.