ltrasound-guided non-targeted liver biopsies: complication rates of single versus multiple pass techniques
- Conditions
- All patient's requiring ultrasound-guided non-targeted liver biopsies.Oral and Gastrointestinal - Other diseases of the mouth, teeth, oesophagus, digestive system including liver and colon
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12610000110088
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Luke A Danaher
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 296
All patients presenting to the Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital (RBWH) Department of Medical Imaging (DMI) who need ultrasound-guided, non-targeted liver biopsies. The study group will not include children as it is an adult hospital. The groups will be randomised to include equal numbers of men and women.
All patients will be getting biopsies based on a clinical indication. They will have various medical comorbidities. It is an all-comers trial to ensure the results are clinically relevant. Patients won't be included/excluded on their physical fitness. They will simply be included if they need a non-targeted liver biopsy for any reason. Patients with International Normalised Ratio (INR) over 1.5 may be excluded for safety as they are at increased risk of bleeding (current practice). This will be at the discretion of the interventional radiologist performing the biopsy.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Acquisition of a liver biopsy sample[Completion of the biopsy]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method