Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

6 questions · 6 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 1 · 16.7%GRADE not reported 1 · 16.7%Very low 4 · 66.7%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Mortality due to rebleeding · participants with cirrhosis and with previous oesophagogastric variceal bleeding

It is very uncertain whether total shunt changes mortality due to rebleeding compared with endoscopic intervention (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Acute hepatic encephalopathy · participants with cirrhosis and with previous oesophagogastric variceal bleeding

It is very uncertain whether total shunt changes acute hepatic encephalopathy compared with endoscopic intervention (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Chronic hepatic encephalopathy · participants with cirrhosis and with previous oesophagogastric variceal bleeding

1 finding from 1 review

All‐cause mortality · participants with cirrhosis and with previous oesophagogastric variceal bleeding

It is very uncertain whether total shunt changes all‐cause mortality compared with endoscopic intervention (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Rebleeding · participants with cirrhosis and with previous oesophagogastric variceal bleeding

It is very uncertain whether total shunt changes rebleeding compared with endoscopic intervention (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Health‐related quality of life · participants with cirrhosis and with previous oesophagogastric variceal bleeding

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review