Is a two-hour monitoring period sufficient and safe for patients undergoing ultrasound-guided percutaneous liver mass biopsy?: A prospective and multicenter experience.
Halil Serdar AslanMuhammet ArslanKadir Han AlverMahmut DemirciMehmet KorkmazKaan EsenMehmet TurmakMuhammed Akif DenizMuhammed TekinhatunTanju KisbetSerkan ArıbalHakan ÖnderMustafa OzdemirMehmet Halil ÖztürkFurkan Ertürk UrfalıPublished in: Journal of clinical ultrasound : JCU (2024)
The two-hour monitoring period did not adversely impact patient management regarding minor complications and is safe for identifying all major complications except for late-onset ones. Extending the post-biopsy recovery period does not significantly improve patient care.