Association Between Institutional Factors and Long-Term Survival Following Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt.

ABSTRACT: Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is a procedure designed to treat portal hypertension. Hospital teaching status is an institutional factor found to be predictive of outcomes following several complex procedures; however, its impact on outcomes following TIPS is unknown. The aim of this study was to determine the association between hospital teaching status and long-term survival in patients with cirrhosis receiving TIPS. We performed a retrospective population-based cohort study using linked administrative health data from Ontario, Canada. Adult patients with cirrhosis who received TIPS between January 1, 1998, and December 31, 2016, with follow-up until December 31, 2017, were included. Hospital teaching status was defined based on hospital participation in the instruc

SUBMITTER: Mah JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6545870 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature