Portal venous hypertension
Refractory variceal bleeding after endoscopic (sclerotherapy or band ligation) and pharmacologic (octreotide or vasopressin) therapy
Recurrent cirrhotic ascites that is not responsive to medical treatment and requires frequent large volume paracentesis
Controversial indications include Budd-Chiari Syndrome, hepatorenal syndrome, hepatic hydrothorax, hepatopulmonary syndrome and bridge therapy while awaiting liver transplantation
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt
Hemodialysis/Hemoperfusion
Thrombolytics
Iridodialysis
Unfractionated heparin reversal
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Cerumen removal
Dialysis catheter placement