Nontargeted Native Renal Biopsy Adequacy: Preintervention Data From a Province-Wide, Multicentre, and Interdepartmental Audit.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nontargeted renal biopsy is essential to diagnosis, classification, and prognostication of medical renal disease. Inadequate biopsies delay diagnosis, expose the patient to repeated biopsy, and increase costs.

Objective

The purpose of this project is to characterize nontargeted renal biopsy specimen adequacy and identify areas for improvement.

Design

This project was designed as a clinical audit of specimen adequacy rates of nontargeted renal biopsies from 13 hospitals, as well as a questionnaire of radiology and pathology department staff regarding current practices surrounding renal biopsies.

Setting

Retrospective analysis of 2188 adult native renal biopsies was performed from January 1, 2018, to September 9, 2021, across 13 hospitals.

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SUBMITTER: Nugent JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10576420 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature