12 research outputs found
(Semi) automatic annotation and anonymization of medical text documents for secondary use
Development of a web-based platform for information extraction and full-text mining of medical findings of acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
Real World Data for Clinical Research - Results within the Champion Programme of the EHR4CR (Electronic Health Records for Clinical Research) Project
Screen Reject - Klinisches Data Warehouse zur Abstoßung nach Nierentransplantation - erste Schritte
Zusammenführung klinischer Daten im Screen Reject Datawarehouse zur Optimierung der Abstoßungsdiagnostik nach Nierentransplantation
Unterstützung der Abstoßungsdiagnostik nach Nierentransplantation auf Basis eines Data Warehouses klinischer Routinedaten und maschineller Lernverfahren
Safety and feasibility of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt in elderly patients with liver cirrhosis and refractory ascites.
Background & aimsThe management of patients with refractory ascites (RA) is challenging, particularly at higher age. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is an established treatment for RA, but safety data in elderly patients are rare. Our aim was to evaluate the safety and feasibility of TIPS in elderly patients with RA.MethodsOverall, 160 consecutive cirrhotic patients receiving a TIPS for RA at Hannover Medical School between 2012 and 2018 were considered for this retrospective analysis. Periinterventional complications such as acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) as well as survival were compared between patients ResultsA number of 53 out of the 160 patients were ≥65 years (33%). Periinterventional course in those ≥65 years appeared to be slightly more complicated than in ConclusionsTIPS placement in elderly patients with RA appears to be slightly more complicated compared to younger individuals, but overall feasible and at least not inferior to paracentesis