Table 1 Baseline Characteristics of all Patients
Patient | Underlying diagnosis | Clinical presentation | Time of presentation (year) | Time between primary diagnosis and intervention (months) | Relevant Comorbidities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TIPS Group | |||||
1 | Unknown | Abdominal pain | 2006 | 0 | None |
2 | Polycythemia vera | Ascites | 2004 | 0 | Thyroidectomy, Schizophrenia |
3 | Factor V (Leiden) mutation, protein C deficiency | Abdominal pain and ascites | 2005 | 0 | None |
4 | Unknown | Abdominal pain | 1995 | 0 | Myocardial infarction |
5 | Prothrombin mutation (20210) | Ascites | 2002 | 0 | Myasthenia gravis pseudoparalytica, Basedow disease |
6 | Polycythemia vera | Abdominal pain and ascites | 1998 | 1 | Arterial hypertension |
7 | Polycythemia vera | Abdominal pain and ascites | 1996 | 2 | Arterial hypertension, Atrial fibrillation |
8 | Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, APC resistance | Abdominal pain | 1995 | 1 | Deep venous thrombosis |
9 | Unknown | Gastrointestinal bleeding and ascites | 2001 | 1 | None |
10 | Protein C and AT III deficiency | Abdominal pain | 2005 | 0 | None |
11 | APC resistance and AT III deficiency | Abdominal pain and ascites | 2004 | 0 | Atrial septal defect |
12 | Unknown | Abdominal pain | 1993 | 48 | None |
13 | Oestrogen medication | Abdominal pain and ascites | 2007 | 0 | None |
OLT Group | |||||
1 | Polycythemia vera | Abdominal pain | 1988 | 12 | None |
2 | Protein C and S deficiency | Abdominal pain | 2001 | 48 | None |
3 | Unknown | Ascites | 2003 | 36 | Sarcoidosis |
4 | Unknown | Abdominal pain and ascites | 1992 | 24 | Osteoporosis |
Non-intervention Group | |||||
1 | Myeloproliferative Disorder | Acute liver failure | 2005 | None | |
2 | Factor V (Leiden) mutation | Abdominal pain and ascites | 2003 | None | |
3 | Essential thrombocythemia | Abdominal pain | 2003 | None | |