The correlation between sarcopaenia and post-transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt hepatic encephalopathy: a single-institution review.

Arch Med Sci Atheroscler Dis · 2019 · PMC6554751 · PMID 31211275

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All 18 patients belonged to the sarcopaenic group; 6 patients were not sarcopaenic, and none of them were noted to develop HE within 6 months of their TIPS ( p = 0.074) Conclusions Based on our results, we concluded that sarcopaenia correlates with the development of hepatic encephalopathy within 6 months of a TIPS procedure; however, the results did not reach statistical significance.

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