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Date publication
novembre 2010
Auteurs
Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr MARTIN Laurent
Tous les auteurs :
Bollee G, Martinez F, Moulin B, Meulders Q, Rougier JP, Baumelou A, Glotz D, Subra JF, Ulinski T, Vrigneaud L, Brasseur J, Martin L, Daniel L, Kourilsky O, Deteix P, Sie P, Ronco P, Houillier P
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Résumé
BACKGROUND: Although several risk factors associated with complications after renal biopsy (RB) have been identified, the gold standard for RB procedures remains to be defined. Practices vary widely among nephrologists, depending on personal experience and the availability of particular techniques. The purpose of our study was to depict the main aspects of the practice of RB in adults in France. METHODS: Members of the Societe de Nephrologie in France were asked to participate in a questionnaire survey on RB procedures. RESULTS: Eighty-eight nephrologists from 74 units (27 in teaching hospitals, 35 in public general hospitals and 12 in private centres) participated in our study. Native kidney and graft biopsies were performed in 73 and 35 units, respectively. RB activity was highly variable among units, ranging from several hundred to
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Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2010 Nov;25(11):3579-85
