- Recommendation ID
- NG50/7
- Question
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt:- What is the quality of life in people who have had a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS)?
- Any explanatory notes
(if applicable) Why this is important:- Prior to TIPS, people may have had several problems resulting from portal hypertension, including variceal bleeding from veins in the stomach, oesophagus or intestines, ascites or hydrothorax – all of which will have had a detrimental effect on their quality of life. TIPS should alleviate these problems, but little is known about the consequential effect on quality of life and any effects that potential problems following TIPS (for example, hepatic encephalopathy, shunt blockages, infection and cardiac problems) have on each person. It is therefore important to assess what benefits TIPS has to the quality of life of people with advanced liver disease.
Source guidance details
- Comes from guidance
- Cirrhosis in over 16s: assessment and management
- Number
- NG50
- Date issued
- July 2016
Other details
| Is this a recommendation for the use of a technology only in the context of research? | No |
| Is it a recommendation that suggests collection of data or the establishment of a register? | No |
| Last Reviewed | 31/07/2016 |