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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the study cohort

From: Partial splenic embolization as a rescue and emergency treatment for portal hypertension and gastroesophageal variceal hemorrhage

Characteristics

total study population (n = 25)

Age [years]: median (range)

57 (18–78)

Sex:

 Female n (%)

6 (24)

 Male n (%)

19 (76)

Etiology of portal hypertension:

Cirrhotic portal hypertension n (%)

12 (48.0)

 Emergency variceal hemorrhage n (%)

6 (50.0)

 Child–Pugh Score A n, (median, range)

4 (5.5, 5.0–6.0)

 Child–Pugh Score B n, (median, range)

4 (7.5, 7.0–9.0)

 Child–Pugh Score C n, (median, range)

4 (14.0, 12.0–15.0)

 Bilirubin level: median (range), mg/dl

2.75 (0.2–10.2)

 MELD Score: median (range)

19.0 (8.0–32.0)

 CLIF-C ACLF score: median (range)

42.5 (20.0–71.0)

Non-cirrhotic portal hypertension n (%)

13 (52.0)

 Emergency variceal hemorrhage n (%)

7 (53.9)

 Myeloproliferative neoplasia n (%)

6 (46.1)

 Idiopathic portal vein thrombosis n (%)

4 (30.8)

 Pancreatic cancer n (%)

1 (7.7)

 Chronic myeloid leukemia n (%)

1 (7.7)

 Chronic pancreatitis n (%)

1 (7.7)

  1. Presentation of the baseline demographic (age, sex) and clinical characteristics, including etiology of portal hypertension of the study cohort (n = 25), as well as the Child–Pugh Score, Bilirubin levels, MELD Score, CLIF Consortium acute-on-chronic liver failure (CLIF-C ACLF) score of the subgroup of patients with cirrhotic portal hypertension (n = 12)