Cost-Effectiveness of Ultrasound-Guided Liver Biopsy Table 2

Cost-Effectiveness of Ultrasound-Guided Liver Biopsy

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table 2. Summary of Outcomes in Studies Using Ultrasound-Guided Outpatient Liver Biopsies

Study	Year	n	Design	Major Complication n (%)
Study	Year	n	Design	Ultrasound Guided	“Blind”

Smith and Desmond⁷	1995	175^*	Uncontrolled	3 (1.7)
Colombo et al.⁹	1988	1192	Uncontrolled	7 (0.6)
Papini et al.⁵	1991	170/170	RCT	1 (0.6)	4 (2.4)
Lindor et al.⁸	1996	413/423	RCT	2 (0.5)	9 (2.2)

Abbreviation: RCT, randomized controlled trial. ^* Outpatient biopsies, 175; 3/175 (1.7%) required unplanned admission. Complications that would require hospitalization 1/170 (0.6%); 4/170 (2.4%).