Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Native Kidney Biopsy Complications.
Emilio D PoggioEmilio D PoggioKristina N BlankSpencer HansenShweta BansalAndrew S BombackPietro A CanettaPietro A CanettaKrzysztof KirylukStewart H LeckerGearoid M McMahonPaul M PalevskySamir ParikhSylvia E RosasKatherine TuttleMiguel A VazquezAnitha VijayanBrad H Rovinnull nullPublished in: Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN (2020)
Although the native kidney biopsy is an invasive diagnostic procedure, the rates of bleeding complications are low. Albeit rare, death can occur postbiopsy. Complications are more frequently seen after kidney biopsies of hospitalized patients with AKI.