Outpatient blind percutaneous liver biopsy in infants and children: Is it safe

Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 26-33

  El Shabrawi, Mortada H ^a   El Karaksy, Hanaa M ^a   Okahsa, Sawsan H ^a   Kamal, Naglaa M ^a   El Batran, Gamal ^a,b   Badr, Khaled A ^c  

^a Departments of Pediatric   (Egypt)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Egypt)

^c CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Blind percutaneous liver biopsy; children; complications; infants

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; LIVER ENZYME;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADOLESCENT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BLIND PERCUTANEOUS LIVER BIOPSY; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING RATE; CHILD; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; DROWSINESS; FEMALE; FEVER; HEART RATE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIVER BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PAIN; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTHROMBIN TIME; SCHOOL CHILD; SEDATION; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; VITAL SIGN;

ADOLESCENT; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; OUTPATIENTS; PATIENT SAFETY; SUCTION;

EID: 84856439184     PISSN: 13193767     EISSN: 19984049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1319-3767.91735     Document Type: Article

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