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This study aimed to evaluate current clinical patterns and mortality outcomes associated with TIPS. Methods: This nationwide cross-sectional study used anonymized hospital data from the German InEK database between 2019 and 2023. TIPS procedures were identified using relevant OPS codes. Patient demographics, liver cirrhosis stage (Child\u2013Pugh), hepatic encephalopathy grade, comorbid conditions, and in-hospital mortality were analyzed descriptively. Analyses were conducted using SAS 9.4. Results: A total of 12,905 TIPS procedures were documented. Annual case numbers rose from 2180 in 2019 to 2954 in 2023. Most patients were male (66.3%) and aged 60\u201374 years. Ascites (68.6%) was the most frequent associated diagnosis, followed by variceal bleeding (16.4%) and hepatorenal syndrome (14.9%). The average hospital stay decreased from 19.6 to 16.8 days. Overall in-hospital mortality was 8.5%, increasing with age (13.0% in \u226575 years), Child\u2013Pugh C cirrhosis (14.9%), PCCL grade 4 (17.6%), hepatorenal syndrome (16.7%), and grade 4 hepatic encephalopathy (56.1%). Conclusions: TIPS usage in Germany has increased over the past five years, with a shift toward earlier disease stages. Higher in-hospital mortality in clinically complex patients underscores the importance of careful patient selection and tailored management strategies in high-risk groups.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/diagnostics15151902","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,29]],"date-time":"2025-07-29T16:16:10Z","timestamp":1753805770000},"page":"1902","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Clinical Trends and Hospital Mortality of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) in Germany: A Descriptive Analysis Between 2019 and 2023"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2799-2287","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sven H.","family":"Loosen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital D\u00fcesseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich Heine University 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