TY - JOUR
T1 - A randomized trial comparing transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent-shunt with variceal band ligation in the prevention of rebleeding from esophageal varices
AU - Jalan, Rajiv
AU - Forrest, Ewan H.
AU - Stanley, Adrian J.
AU - Redhead, Doris N.
AU - Forbes, John
AU - Dillon, John F.
AU - Macgilchrist, Alistair J.
AU - Finlayson, Niall D.C.
AU - Hayes, Peter C.
PY - 1997/11
Y1 - 1997/11
N2 - The aim of this study was to compare transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent-shunt (TIPSS) with variceal band ligation (VBL) in the secondary prophylaxis of esophageal variceal hemorrhage in patients with cirrhosis. Fifty-eight patients with cirrhosis who presented with the first episode of esophageal variceal hemorrhage were randomized to TIPSS (31) or VBL (27), 24 hours after control of bleeding. Shunt function was assessed after 1 month and then at 6 monthly intervals thereafter. VBL was performed weekly until variceal eradication, and then at 3 months, 6 months, and yearly thereafter. Mean follow-up in the TIPSS group was 15.7 (±10.2) months; in the VBL group, it was 16.8 (±10.9) months. Results for rebleeding and mortality were analyzed on an intention-to-treat basis and using the Kaplan- Meier method. The frequency and the severity of variceal rebleeding was significantly lower in the TIPSS group (9.8%), compared with the VBL group (51.9%) (P < .0006). Although mortality rates were not significantly different, 8 of the patients who rebled in the VBL group required TIPSS therapy for uncontrolled bleeding. No significant differences were found in the frequency of other complications such as encephalopathy and sepsis. Patients in the VBL group required significantly greater time in the intensive care unit during the period of this study (<0.03). The total direct cost of treatment incurred was 1,373 ($2,200) per patient, the cost being less in the patients treated with TIPSS compared with VBL. The results of this study show that TIPSS is superior to VBL for the secondary prophylaxis of variceal hemorrhage in patients with cirrhosis.
AB - The aim of this study was to compare transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent-shunt (TIPSS) with variceal band ligation (VBL) in the secondary prophylaxis of esophageal variceal hemorrhage in patients with cirrhosis. Fifty-eight patients with cirrhosis who presented with the first episode of esophageal variceal hemorrhage were randomized to TIPSS (31) or VBL (27), 24 hours after control of bleeding. Shunt function was assessed after 1 month and then at 6 monthly intervals thereafter. VBL was performed weekly until variceal eradication, and then at 3 months, 6 months, and yearly thereafter. Mean follow-up in the TIPSS group was 15.7 (±10.2) months; in the VBL group, it was 16.8 (±10.9) months. Results for rebleeding and mortality were analyzed on an intention-to-treat basis and using the Kaplan- Meier method. The frequency and the severity of variceal rebleeding was significantly lower in the TIPSS group (9.8%), compared with the VBL group (51.9%) (P < .0006). Although mortality rates were not significantly different, 8 of the patients who rebled in the VBL group required TIPSS therapy for uncontrolled bleeding. No significant differences were found in the frequency of other complications such as encephalopathy and sepsis. Patients in the VBL group required significantly greater time in the intensive care unit during the period of this study (<0.03). The total direct cost of treatment incurred was 1,373 ($2,200) per patient, the cost being less in the patients treated with TIPSS compared with VBL. The results of this study show that TIPSS is superior to VBL for the secondary prophylaxis of variceal hemorrhage in patients with cirrhosis.
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U2 - 10.1002/hep.510260505
DO - 10.1002/hep.510260505
M3 - Article
C2 - 9362350
AN - SCOPUS:0030716326
SN - 0270-9139
VL - 26
SP - 1115
EP - 1122
JO - Hepatology
JF - Hepatology
IS - 5
ER -