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ePTFE‐covered stents vs bare stents

Upper gastrointestinal bleeding · transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt in people with liver cirrhosis

ePTFE‐covered stents may leads to lower upper gastrointestinal bleeding 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 only
RR 0.54 [0.35, 0.84]
1 study · 258 participants
Low
Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE)‐covered stents versus bare stents for transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic… 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.46 [0.15, 1.38]
3 studies · 269 participants
Very low