Amaila Ramzan, Ali Mansoor, Hamid Majeed.
Ultrasound guided parenchymal liver biopsies: audit of complications.
Pak J Radiol Jan ;27(4):288-93.

Hepatic biopsy is as an invasive procedure which has inherent risk of complications requiring caution in patient selection as well as technical aspects of biopsy. The purpose of this audit was to evaluate the incidence of complications associated with parenchymal liver biopsy and to compare with the standards set by Royal College of Radiologists advisory committee. This audit was performed in Radiology department of Jinnah Hospital Lahore. Thirty consecutive patients in whom parenchymal liver biopsy was being performed for chronic hepatitis were audited for the incidence of complications, followed by re-audit to look for improvement in local practice. In the 1st audit, 13 out of 30 patients (43%) complained of pain. Eleven out of 30 (36.6%) complained of minor pain that did not require medication against the target of < 30% and 3 out of 30 (10%) required analgesia against the target of <3%. Rests of the standards were met. The re-audit performed after implementation of changes following the recommendations made after 1rst audit showed good compliance with standards. The Operator expertise, emphasis on consenting/ proper counseling and use of premedication were found to improve outcome that resulted in meeting the standards.

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