| Literature DB >> 27065211 |
Zhu Cui1, Jason D Wright2,3, Melissa K Accordino2,4, Donna Buono1, Alfred I Neugut1,2,4, Jim C Hu5, Dawn L Hershman1,2,4.
Abstract
Image-guided percutaneous liver biopsy (PLB) is a diagnostic tool for lesions in the liver. Hemorrhage is the most common complication. We selected patients with a diagnostic claim for cancer who had undergone PLB. There were a total of 26,941 patients who underwent PLB. Hemorrhage risk was 1.43% among patients undergoing PLB. When stratified by setting, odds of hemorrhage were 4.5 times higher when biopsy was performed in an inpatient setting (p < .001). Risk factors associated with hemorrhage included marital status, liver cancer and comorbidity score. The use of PLB has increased over time. Reassuringly, the hemorrhage risk associated with PLB is low.Entities:
Keywords: Health sciences research; Imaging; Outcomes research
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Year: 2016 PMID： 27065211 PMCID： PMC5002313 DOI： 10.3109/07357907.2016.1166232
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cancer Invest ISSN： 0735-7907 Impact factor: 2.176