Factors Predicting Survival after Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Creation: 15 Years' Experience from a Single Tertiary Medical Center

The choice to create a TIPS in individuals whose MELD score is greater than 15 and/or whose age is greater than 70 years should involve a careful consideration of risk/benefit ratio, taking into account the finding that such patients have significantly poorer survival after TIPS creation.