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Kidney biopsy
Kidney biopsy. Because it can be performed quickly and easily at the bedside without radiation exposure, ultrasound is the preferred procedure for guiding kidney biopsies, and point-of-care ultrasound enables biopsied to be performed in their entirety by nephrologists. The literature demonstrates excellent success and safety of kidney biopsies guided and performed by nephrologists.
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Literature
Nass,K. and O’Neill, W.C. Bedside renal biopsy: ultrasound guidance by the nephrologist. Amer. J. Kidney Diseases 34:955-959, 1999.
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Sharma, S., Arthur, J.M., Bonsib, S.M., Phelan, K.D., Singh, M., Karakala, N., Bulloch, K.W., Niyyar, V.D., and Velez, J.C.Q. An Integrated Pathology and Ultrasonography-Based Simulation for Training in Performance of a Kidney Biopsy. Clinical Nephrology 89: 214–222, 2018.
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Palacherla, J. and O’Neill, W.C. Point-of-care ultrasound for native kidney biopsies. Kidney360, April 2020.
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