| Complication | Classification | Definition | Expected rate |
| Minor | Fever, haemobilia | No additional therapy and no prolonged in- patient care | <10% |
| Major | Haemoperitoneum, biliary peritonitis, hepatic infarction, trauma to hepatic artery or branches, renal failure, liver failure, heart failure, TIPSS infection (TIPSSitis) | Requiring additional therapy and/or prolonged hospital admission | <5% |
| Death | <2% |