Measuring hemoglobin prior to early discharge without routine surveillance ultrasound after percutaneous native renal biopsy in children.
Prakash MuthusamiSunit SunderClaire GalliboisEvan KitamuraDimitri ParraJoao AmaralPhillip JohnDamien NooneBairbre ConnollyPublished in: Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) (2017)
Bleeding complications from US-guided native kidney biopsies in pediatric outpatients can be safely followed by a complete blood count at 6 h post procedure. A 10% hb decrease is strongly associated with requirement for further testing and/or admission.