Periinterventional Coagulation Management of Patients Undergoing a TIPS
Trial Parameters
Brief Summary
Assess whether a pre-interventional thrombelastography guided algorithm for assessing and correction of coagulation status in cirrhotic patients is safe and effective
Eligibility Criteria
inclusion criteria * Liver cirrhosis * \>18 years * Indication for TIPS implantation * Ability to sign informed consent exclusion criteria * Contraindications against TIPS implantation * Hepatocellular carcinoma BCLC D * Ongoing bleeding * pre-existing anticoagulant therapy at time of inclusion * administration of blood products within 1 week prior to the enrolment * Other malignancies that lead to an impaired 90-day survival * Inherit blood clotting disorders * Hepatic encephalopathy grade 3 or 4 * any other condition or circumstance, which, in the opinion of the investigator, would affect the patient's ability to participate in the protocol