ePTFE‐covered stents vs bare stents
Recurrence of ascites · transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt in people with liver cirrhosis
ePTFE‐covered stents may leads to lower recurrence of ascites compared with bare stents (low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
- Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE)‐covered stents versus bare stents for transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic… 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.42 [0.2, 0.87]1 study · 258 participantsLow
- Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE)‐covered stents versus bare stents for transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic… 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.3 [0.11, 0.85]3 studies · 269 participantsLow