Prophylactic Intravenous Access: Is It Necessary for Renal Transplant Biopsies?

Curr Probl Diagn Radiol

Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL. Electronic address:

Published: October 2021

Introduction: Percutaneous renal transplant biopsies have long been a safe and effective procedure with bleeding being the most common significant complication. Only a few studies, however, have addressed the need for intravenous access prior to the procedure.

Objectives: We postulate that the number of patients requiring intravenous resuscitation after a routine renal transplant biopsy is sufficiently low enough to prove that eliminating pre-procedural peripheral IV placement will have no negative impact on patient safety and could improve departmental efficiency.

Methods: This is a retrospective analysis of complications that occurred in patients who underwent routine percutaneous renal transplant biopsies at an academic center. Patients were divided into two groups: the IV cohort that had peripheral IV access placed before the procedure (n=1318) and the no-IV cohort that did not (n=492).

Results: This is a retrospective analysis of complications that occurred in patients who underwent routine percutaneous renal transplant biopsies at an academic center. Patients were divided into two groups: the IV cohort that had peripheral IV access placed before the procedure (n=1318) and the no-IV cohort that did not (n=492).

Conclusions: Placement of prophylactic peripheral IV access in patients undergoing routine renal transplant biopsies does not significantly impact the rate of biopsy complications.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1067/j.cpradiol.2019.09.003DOI Listing

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