Percutaneous Kidney Biopsy and the Utilization of Blood Transfusion and Renal Angiography Among Hospitalized Adults

Introduction: Data on percutaneous kidney biopsy (KBx) incidence and frequencies of hemorrhagic complications among inpatients are limited. Methods: Using nationally representative US hospitalization discharge data, we report temporal trends in inpatient KBx rates from 2007 to 2014 and estimate freq...

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Main Authors: Vivek Charu, Michelle M. O’Shaughnessy, Glenn M. Chertow, Neeraja Kambham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-10-01
Series:Kidney International Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468024919314251