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Editorial
. 2024 Jun 1;13(3):540-543.
doi: 10.21037/hbsn-24-148. Epub 2024 May 21.

Reassessing the impact of post-transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt hepatic encephalopathy on mortality in patients with cirrhosis

Qiuju Ran  1   2 , Zhang Wen  1   2 , Shuyue Tuo  1   2 , Jinhai Wang  1   2 , Xinxing Tantai  1   2
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Editorial

Reassessing the impact of post-transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt hepatic encephalopathy on mortality in patients with cirrhosis

Qiuju Ran et al. Hepatobiliary Surg Nutr. .
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Conflicts of Interest: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at https://hbsn.amegroups.com/article/view/10.21037/hbsn-24-148/coif). The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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Forest and funnel plots for assessing the association between post-TIPS HE and mortality. (A) Forest plot for unadjusted and adjusted HRs relating post-TIPS HE to the risk of mortality. The HRs and 95% CIs were pooled using the random-effects model. An HR >1 indicates an increased risk, an HR <1 suggests a decreased risk, and the 95% CI including 1 indicates no statistically significant difference. (B) Funnel plot for assessing potential publication bias. The Egger’s test was used for quantitative analysis, and P<0.05 indicated the presence of publication bias. (C) Funnel plot after application of the trim-and-fill method, which was conducted using a non-parametric method, and the estimated HRs from three potentially unpublished articles were added to achieve symmetry. TIPS, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt; HE, hepatic encephalopathy; TE, treatment effect; seTE, standard error of TE; HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval.
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