ePTFE‐covered stents vs bare stents
Hepatic encephalopathy · transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt in people with liver cirrhosis
It is very uncertain whether ePTFE‐covered stents changes hepatic encephalopathy compared with bare stents (very low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
- Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE)‐covered stents versus bare stents for transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic… 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.93 [0.66, 1.3]3 studies · 269 participantsVery low
- Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE)‐covered stents versus bare stents for transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic… 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 1.1 [0.76, 1.61]1 study · 258 participantsVery low