Bureau et al reported a simple model based on platelet count and serum total bilirubin to evaluate a patient after placement of a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS). The authors are from multiple institutions in France and Spain.
Patient selection: cirrhosis after placement of TIPS
Parameters:
(1) platelet count in 10^9/L
(2) serum total bilirubin in µmol/L
Parameter
Finding
Points
platelet count
>= 75 * 10^9/L
0
< 75 * 10^9/L
1
serum total bilirubin
>= 50 µmol/L
0
< 50 µmol/L
1
total score =
= SUM(points for both parameters)
Interpretation:
• minimum score: 0
• maximum score: 2
Score
1-Year Survival
0
73%
>= 1
31%
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