Kidney biopsy complications
AE type | n | Serious* | Requiring transfusion | Resolved |
Related (possibly, probably, definitely) | ||||
Bleed-related complication | ||||
Jet | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Haematoma | 30 | 18 | 4 | 30 |
Haemoglobin decrease | 10 | 9 | 4 | 10 |
No haemoglobin decrease | 20 | 9 | 0 | 20 |
AV fistula | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pain, only | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Unrelated (unlikely, remote) | ||||
Pain (flank/vaginal/abdominal) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Pain/SOB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cardiac arrest | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Fall | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Haemoglobin decrease/sepsis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
*All serious adverse events (AEs) required hospitalisation.
AV, arteriovenous; SOB, shortness of breath.