Does Systematic Preliminar Colour Doppler Study Reduce Kidney Biopsy Complication Incidence?

Table 1

Demographic data and diagnostic categories in 514 consecutive percutaneous renal biopsies.

	Group A	Group B	𝑃 (A versus B)
Patients	332	229	—
Gender (m/f)	188/144	132/97	NS
Median age (years)	44.6	47.8	NS
Patients presenting with ARF	47 (14.1%)	31 (13.5%)	NS
Patients with creatinine > 5 mg/dL	45 (13.5%)	34 (14.8%)	NS
Nephrotic syndrome	126 (37.9%)	85 (37.1%)	NS
Diabetes	29 (8.7%)	21 (9.17%)	NS
Urinary abnormalities	38 (11.4%)	26 (11.3%)	NS
Hematuria	47 (14.1%)	32 (13.9%)	NS